I happen to believe that there is an afterlife
BEATRICE WOODThe only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.
More Beatrice Wood Quotes
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First of all, I’d like to say here the fact that I’m not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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Celibacy is exhausting.
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But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.
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Over and over I’m on the point of giving it up.
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A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic.
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And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
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You can’t change the world, you can only change yourself.
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Hardships and handicaps can…stimulate our energy to survive them. You’ll find if you study the lives of people who’ve accomplished things, it’s often been done with the help of great willpower in overcoming this and that.
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Very few people know how to work. Inspiration, everybody has inspiration. That’s just hot air.
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I’m not too interested in books about India.
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And culture is – each of us – is like one pearl added to another to make a chain. We each contribute to the other. And that’s all right. But once you’re on your own, do that which comes from within. And I feel this very strongly.
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I owe it all to art books, chocolate and young men.
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You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.
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Choosing to live in the timeless, I am now at the easiest and happiest time of my life.
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And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.
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