And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
BEATRICE WOODThe second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for each other. Which doesn’t mean a thing because I think anybody who met Marcel fell for him.
More Beatrice Wood Quotes
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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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You can’t change the world, you can only change yourself.
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You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were.
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I’m not too interested in books about India.
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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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The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.
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And then a great thing in my life was going to India.
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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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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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Celibacy is exhausting.
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And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.
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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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My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.
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I hang on to the statement of scientists that there is no time. Therefore, join me in telling everyone you are thirty-two. This allows me to go after young men and plan grabbing husbands from my girlfriends.
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