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Quote by Henri Matisse
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should nev

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc. – Henri Matisse

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In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope. – Henri Matisse

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An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language. – Henri Matisse

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With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, theres a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, Hey, wake up! – David Schwimmer

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Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest, it is not empire, it is not foreign bases, it is not domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day. – Jim Rohn

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Personality is the most important thing to an actresss success. – Mae West

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I love the script and I just thought it was a great role. Like I say, its like this – the script is like this sad, funny, desperate love song to the lost American man. – Oliver Platt

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Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well. – Benjamin Franklin

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I cant stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years. If you can, then it aint music, its close-order drill or exercise or yodeling or something, not music. – Billie Holiday

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We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word? – John Guare

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