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Source: Art in Paris 1845-1862: salons and other exhibitions

“We should listen first and foremost to our own experience We should stop looking for saviors.Society has not existed for thousands of years because it had a succession of saviors. It's existed because it has institutions and processes through which people can realize their own goals.”

People Should Years Firsts Process Goal Realizing Institutions Savior Succession

Author:Thomas Sowell

“I started realizing that music is the one area where I've always let go. When that saxophone goes into my mouth, I get into a space where I never think about the notes I've already played or anticipate the notes ahead.”

Thinking Realizing Space Letting Go Music Is Mouths Areas Notes Anticipate Saxophone

Author:Kenny G

“Now, more than ever, I realize just how illusory my undeserved success has been. I still hold out some hope of doing better, but age and unhappiness have sapped my strength.”

Has Beens Stills Age Success Realizing Unhappiness Illusory

Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

“One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.”

Science Realizing Numbers Successful Stupid Scientist Dull Conception Narrow-minded Narrow Minds

Author:Konrad Lorenz

“When you're lost in those woods, it sometimes takes you a while to realize that you are lost.”

Sometimes Lost Realizing Journey Woods Pray Love Eat Pray Love Book Eat Pray And Love Eat Love Pray Bali Eat Pray Love

Book:The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims

Source: The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims

“Questions appear real for as long as you consider yourself to be a person. When you realize you are the impersonal presence, all questions vanish.”

Persons Long Real Realizing

Author:Mooji

“This is not remarkable, for, as we know, reality is not a function of the event as event, but of the relationship of that event to past, and future, events. We seem here to have a paradox: that the reality of an event, which is not real in itself, arises from the other events which, likewise, in themselves are not real. But this only affirms what we must affirm: that direction is all. And only as we realize this do we live, for our own identity is dependent upon this principal.”

Knows Real Reality Seems Past Realizing Events Identity Function Arise Dependent Remarkable Paradox Principal Future Events

Book:All the King's Men

Source: All the King's Men

“The 'how' has a great effect on what we see. To say that 'what we see' is more important than 'how we see it' is to think that 'how' has been settled and fixed. When you realize this is not the case, you realize that 'how' often affects 'what' we see.”

Thinking Has Beens Important Realizing Cases Effects Fixed

Author:David Hockney

“And the more you become aware of the unknown self - if you become aware of it - the more you realize that it is inseparably connected with everything else that is.”

Ifs Self Realizing Connected

Book:The Tao of Philosophy

Source: The Tao of Philosophy

“Metal buildings are the dream that Modern Architects had at the beginning of this century. It has finally come true, but they themselves don't realize it. That's because it doesn't take an Architect to build a metal building. You just order them out of a catalog - comes with a bunch of guys who put it together in a couple of days, maybe a week. And there you go - you're all set to go into business - just slap a sign out front.”

Dream Together Guy Order Realizing Week Modern Century Fronts Building Couple Architecture Bunch Metals Architect Slap

Author:David Byrne

“We cannot avoid our lives. We have to face our lives, young or old, rich or poor. Whatever happens, we cannot save ourselves from our lives at all... the more you understand, the more you will realize your own responsibility.”

Happens Faces Young Realizing Poor Responsibility Rich Our Lives Whatever Happens Rich Or Poor

Author:Chogyam Trungpa

“When you put relative and absolute truth together and they become one unit, it becomes possible to make things workable. You are not too much on the side of absolute truth, or you would become too theoretical. You are not too much on the side of relative truth, or you would become too precise. When you put them together, you realize that there is no problem.”

Problem Together Sides Realizing Too Much Absolutes Relative Units Precise No Problem Theoretical Absolute Truth Relative Truth

Author:Chogyam Trungpa

“And when you talk about realization, accomplishment for that matter enlightenment is that when you realize the fundamental essence of your mind.”

Mind Matter Realizing Enlightenment Essence Fundamentals Realization Accomplishment

Author:Sogyal Rinpoche

“It is important to remember always that the principle of egolessness does not mean that there was an ego in the first place, and the Buddhists did away with it. On the contrary, it means there was never any ego at all to begin with. To realize that is called "egolessness.”

Firsts Mean Doe Important Remember Realizing Principles Ego Contrary Buddhist Egotism

Author:Sogyal Rinpoche

“What could be more interesting, or in the end, more ecstatic, than in those rare moments when you see another person look at something you've made, and realize that they got it exactly, that your heart jumped to their heart with nothing in between.”

Looks Heart Persons Made Ends Moments Realizing Interesting Communication Ecstatic Rare Moments

Author:Robert Motherwell

“In the end I realize that whatever meaning that picture has is the accumulated meaning of ten thousand brushstrokes, each one being decided as it was painted.”

Ends Realizing Thousand Ten Decided

Book:The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

Source: The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

“When I got the script to this movie, The Good Girl, I read it in an hour. The writer, Mike White, has an ability to create characters that are so creepy and dysfunctional and human, with this duality that makes people feel empathy for them at the same time. My first thought was 'Was this sent to the right person?' I called my agent. 'Are they sure? Let's say yes before they realize they've sent it to the wrong person!'”

“With sincerity and earnestness one can realize God through all religions.”

Realizing Sincerity Earnestness

Book:The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

Source: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

“Studying the model and realizing it is sometimes very slow in coming for the artist.”

Sometimes Artist Realizing Study Models

Author:Paul Cezanne

“You have to realize that your work is done by your body, and if your body is in very bad health, it's not going to work for you no matter how young you are. So, I'm a bit of an athletic coach when it comes to trying to respect my body's needs and tendencies, and when I teach students, I try and persuade them of the same.”

Ifs Needs Trying Matter Done Body Young Bits Realizing Teach Students Your Body Coaches Tendencies Going To Work Athletic Bad Health

Author:Reynolds Price

“The Eagles ended on a rather abrupt note, although in retrospect I realize now that it had been ending for quite some time.”

Realizing Notes Eagles Retrospect

Author:Don Henley

“A man doesn't realize how much he can stand until he is put to the test. You can stand far more than you think you can. You are much stronger than you think you are.”

Thinking Men Realizing Strength Tests Stronger Stronger Than You Think

Author:Martin Niemoller

“We have to look at the figures of speech a writer uses, his images and symbols, to realize that underneath all the complexity of human life that uneasy stare at an alien nature is still haunting us, and the problem of surmounting it still with us.”

Writing Humans Looks Stills Use Problem Realizing Figures Speech Symbols Aliens Human Life Staring Complexity Haunting Uneasy Figures Of Speech Complexity Of Human

Book:The Educated Imagination

Source: The Educated Imagination

“Finishing a painting demands a heart of steel: everything requires a decision, and I find difficulties where I least expect them... It is at such moments that one fully realizes one's own weaknesses.”

Heart Moments Realizing Decision Painting Demand Weakness Difficulty Steel Finishing

Author:Eugene Delacroix

“We think that the problems of the world and of ourselves can only be solved through "doing," not realizing that it is this focus on ceaseless activity that has created much of our present imbalance. Rather than always asking, "What should I do?," we can learn to reflect, "How should I be?”

Thinking World Should Problem Realizing Focus Activity Asking Should I Imbalance

Book:The Return of the Feminine and the World Soul

Source: The Return of the Feminine and the World Soul

“About 1883 something like a break occurred in my work. I had reached the end of 'impressionism,' and I had come to realize that I did not know how to paint or draw.”

Knows Ends Realizing Break Know How Draws Paint Impressionism

Author:Pierre-Auguste Renoir

“In the rush of daily living it's easy to forget all the remarkable people, real or fictional, who have been a part of your life. But if you just imagine they are near for a moment, you will realize that anyone who ever touched your heart is always with you, patiently waiting to emanate warmth and support whenever you remember to think of them.”

People Ifs Thinking Heart Has Beens Real Moments Remember Easy Waiting Realizing Forget Support Imagine Touched Remarkable Warmth Emanate Daily Living Always With You Patiently Waiting

Author:Barbara Sher

“When you really think about your hand you begin to realize its connection, to sense the hum of your own being passing through it. When we look at a piece of the universe we should feel the same.”

Thinking Feels Should Looks Hands Universe Realizing Pieces Connections Passing Passings Passing Through

Book:Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

Source: Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

“In improvisation, there is only one time. This is what computer people call real time. The time of inspiration, the time of technically structuring and realizing... the time of playing it, and the time of communicating with the audience, are all one.”

People Real Inspiration Realizing Audience Computer Communicate One Time Improvisation

Book:Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

“We don't realize that we face a frustrating situation in which we win every battle, but we lose the war.”

War Faces Winning Realizing Loses Situation Battle Frustrating

Author:Ami Ayalon

“You seem to have no real purpose in life and won't realize at the age of twenty-two that for a man life means work, and hard work if you mean to succeed.”

Ifs Men Mean Two Real Hard Seems Age Purpose Realizing Work Hard Work Succeed Twenties Purpose Of Life Life Means Twenty Two

Author:Lady Randolph Churchill

“I have committed myself to joy. I have come to realize that those who make space for joy, those who prefer nothing to joy, those who desire the utter reality, will most assuredly have it. We must not be afraid to announce it to refugees, slum dwellers, saddened prisoners, angry prophets. Now and then we must even announce it to ourselves. In this prison of now, in this cynical and sophisticated age, someone must believe in joy.”

Believe Reality Age Joy Desire Realizing Space Angry Prison Committed Prophet Prisoner Cynical Now And Then Sophisticated Refugee Slums Saddened Dwellers

Author:Richard Rohr

“I used to want to pack as much as I could into my life, but now I realize it's more about quality of life than quantity.”

Want Used Realizing Quality Quantity Packs Quality Of Life

Author:Sharon Stone

“A Christian marriage is [not] one with no problems or even a marriage with fewer problems. (It may well mean more problems.) But it does mean a life in which two people are able to accept each other and love each other in the midst of problems and fears. It means a marriage in which selfish people can accept selfish people without constantly trying to change them -- and even accept themselves, because they realize personally that they have been accepted by Christ.”

“I realize there will not be another Gretzky, and I will be the first one to say I will not break his records, .. But for him to say that I could, it means I am doing something right. It was probably the best compliment I could get. I'm going to remember it.”

Firsts Mean Remember Realizing Break Records Compliment Gretzky

Author:Sidney Crosby

“As you grow older you realize that art has an enormous effect. It's frightening sometimes to think of the effect that we can have.”

Thinking Art Sometimes Grows Realizing Effects Aging Enormous Frightening Time To Think

Author:Andy Goldsworthy

“You must first realize the thing completely in your mind. Then grasp the brush, fix your attention so that you see clearly what you wish to paint; start quickly, move the brush, follow straight what you see before you, as the buzzard swoops down when the hare jumps out. If you hesitate one moment, it is gone.”

Ifs Mind Firsts Moments Moving Wish Realizing Attention Gone Paint Concentration Brushes Hares Buzzards

Author:Morris Graves

“It was only cool to have blond hair and be a surfer chick [in Sydney]. I could learn how to surf, but I still looked Italian. It took me a long time to realize that was a good thing.”

Long Stills Realizing Hair Long Time Good Things Italian Chicks Surf Sydney Surfer

Author:Natalie Imbruglia

“No other technology company other than Apple has successfully transitioned their platform. It's almost never done, and it's way harder than you realise. This transition is where tech companies go to die.”

Way Done Dies Realizing Company Technology Harder Apples Transition Platforms

Author:Jim Balsillie

“try to understand that there is more thoughtlessness than malice in the world. People are not out to offend you deliberately and maliciously. But all of us are thoughtless at times and do not readily realize that our words and actions are going to hurt people.”

People World Trying Action Evil Realizing Hurt Malice Our Words Words And Actions Thoughtlessness

Author:Lawrence G. Lovasik

“I really don't care about the response to my hair this is just how my hair is. I don't take care of it, or comb it, or put anything in it, or style it or anything. When people comment on it, it is funny to me that it draws such attention. It makes me realize how insignificant that sort of thing is.”

People Care Realizing Attention Style Hair Draws Response Don't Care Take Care Comment Insignificant Combs

Author:Steve Nash

“It's so hard to retain what your purpose is - or to even realize what it is.”

Hard Purpose Realizing

Author:Sinead O'Connor

“Carry a notebook and write down examples of good and poor design. After a week, you'll begin to realize that nearly everything is the product of a design decision.”

Writing Realizing Decision Poor Week Example Design Products Notebook

Author:Daniel H. Pink

“The first author I remember being obsessed by, actually realizing 'I like the way he writes and I like the way he tells stories,' was C.S. Lewis and the 'Narnia' books.”

Way Writing Firsts Book Stories Remember Realizing Obsessed Narnia

Author:Neil Gaiman

“I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.”

People Want Realizing Confused Shock Shocked

Author:Ai Weiwei

“We can't have everything! It took a lot of growing up for me to realize this unalterable fact and to discipline myself into accepting it.”

Facts Realizing Accepting Growing Up Growing Discipline

Author:Loretta Young

“It's important to realize that inquiry is about noticing, not about dropping the thought... Inquiry is not about getting rid of thoughts; it's about realizing what's true for you, through awareness and unconditional self-love. Once you see the truth, the thought lets go of you, not the other way around.”

Way Love Important Self Truth Realizing Awareness Self Love Letting Go Inquiry Unconditional Dropping Noticing Truth Love

Author:Byron Katie

“I don't have any personal upset at the death penalty as an abstraction, What I do realize is how many mistakes can be made with the way things are being done now.”

Way Made Done Realizing Mistake Upset Penalties Abstraction Death Penalty Being Done

Author:Michael Baden

“People realize that we're certainly faced with an abnormal amount of adversity. The Cincinnati faithful is still going through a healing process with what transpired with Coach Huggins in the fall. But over the 20 games they've seen this team, I think they appreciate the fact that this team continues to fight, even though they're not always happy with the result.”

People Thinking Stills Facts Fall Fighting Games Process Realizing Results Healing Team Amount Appreciate Adversity Coaches Faithful Abnormal Always Happy Healing Process

Author:Andy Kennedy

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