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You can’t change the world, you can only change yourself.

Beatrice Wood

There’s so much more to life than that, though I think that acting is fascinating because you can forget your own sorrow as you act and become somebody else.
BEATRICE WOOD

Inspire Life Thinking
But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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Charming Mother Unhappy
And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.
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Color Tone
I, who wanted danger, adventure, and love
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Adventure Danger Love
Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.
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Persons Tramps Way
I owe it all to art books, chocolate and young men.
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Art Books Chocolate Men Owe
You can’t change the world, you can only change yourself.
BEATRICE WOOD

Change Changing World Yourself
The 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.
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Mean Thinking Time
Here in America we’re doing the most wonderful crafts
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Country Crafts Wonderful
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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Another Come Contribute Each Once Pearl True
Do be true to yourself, whether it’s bad doesn’t matter. The important thing – you have to copy while you’re studying.
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Important Matter Pearls
I don’t like to sell my finest pieces.
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Finest Life Pieces
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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Energy Overcoming People
Over and over I’m on the point of giving it up.
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Giving Over Point
Celibacy is exhausting.
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Celibacy Exhaust Sexuality
The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.
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Art Bridge Country Plumbing

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