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I've been working in sculpture and painting since 1920.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Been Painting Sculpture Since Working

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We are born in the world because we have to learn something through whatever we're born into. Although it might be awful. That's why it's an illusion to think that we really run our lives. We don't.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Although Awful Because Born Illusion Learn Lives Might Our Our Lives Really Run Something Think Through Whatever Why World

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I married a man who was jealous about everything. If I got enthusiastic about a book, about a flower, about a place, about a human being - jealous. 'Don't do it! Stop.' It was depressing, and I couldn't take it.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: About Being Book Depressing Enthusiastic Everything Flower Got Human Human Being Jealous Man Married Place Stop Take Who

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There are three things we have no control over: our birth; our emotions, if we're sincere; and our death.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Birth Control Death Emotions No Control Our Over Sincere Things Three

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My reputation was built on hostility. I had no friends and some very virulent enemies in the old-guard art scene when I began. They threw their heavy artillery against me. They were convinced I was perverting the public taste.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Against Art Artillery Began Built Convinced Enemies Friends Had Heavy Hostility Me No Friends Public Reputation Scene Some Taste Threw Very Were

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I'm so American that I had grandfathers who actually fought a battle against each other.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Actually Against American Battle Each Fought Grandfathers Had Other Who

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My husband wanted me to be a typical socialite. We never agreed on anything, so finally we decided it wasn't going to work.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Agreed Anything Decided Finally Going Husband Me Never Typical Wanted Work

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A lot of artists fell in love with me over the years.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Artists Fell Lot Love Me Over Years

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Every time I learn a new thing to do on my computer, I have to write it down so that I can remember it.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Computer Down Every Every Time Learn New New Thing Remember Thing Time Write I Can

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I've been using a computer for quite some time, and I don't understand everything.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Been Computer Everything Quite Quite Some Time Some Time Understand Using

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: January 31st, 1900

Died: July 23rd, 1982

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