Leger Paintings Quotes & Sayings

This house, which seemed somehow to have formed itself, flying together into its own powerful pattern under the hands of its builders, fitting itself into its own construction of lines and angles, reared its great head back against the sky without concession to humanity. It was a house without kindness, never meant to be lived in, not a fit place for people or for love or for hope. — Shirley Jackson

If one desires to receive one must first give. This is called profound understanding. — Laozi

"The Hallmark Sessions" is an extraordinary release. Breau plays beautiful chords (sounding a little like Johnny Smith in spots) and inventive single-note lines. It is remarkable that this music was not released until 2003, but a happy event that it was finally put out. This is a must for Breau fans and an important release for all jazz guitar lovers. — Scott Yanow

Well, you see, there were these ninjas... — S.A. Hunter

Only free men can negotiate,prisoners can't enter in contracts — Nelson Mandela

I'd like to have a family. — Maria Sharapova

Khatun Temur, literally "Queen Iron," and Khatun Baatar, "Queen Hero. — Jack Weatherford

I didn't really because I know myself well enough to know that if I actually sit down and think about sort of I can spook myself out like anyone, you know? It's sort of like you've got to sort of jump out of the airplane when you're skydiving. If you spend 20 minutes sitting on the lip you probably won't do it. — Justin Theroux

It's crazy to me how concerned people get with what it looks like and what you can do there. People may as well be talking about JRR Tolkien or Star Trek or something. — Brad Warner

Rarely is success an accident, but when it is, rarely does it last. — John Hawkins

Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. — Francis Quarles

I was brought up, as a lot of kids are, on 'Aesop's Fables,' 'Brothers Grimm,' 'La Fontaine,' all those sorts of things. Hans Christian Andersen is a hero of mine. — Michael Morpurgo

Straight lines evidently belonged only to geometry, not to nature and life. — Hermann Hesse

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born. — Horace

Yakima Canutt was famously John Wayne's stunt double, and in the Western movie 'Stagecoach,' there is a fantastic scene where there are some horses thundering along, pulling a carriage. He climbs out onto the horses and drops down underneath them, so he's being dragged along, and then he lets go. — Steve Truglia