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When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Around City Else Flower Give Hand Look Moment Most No Time People Really Rush See Someone Take Them Time Want Whether World You Your

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One can't paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Felt New New York Paint Rather York

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Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time - like to have a friend takes time.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Flower Friend Like Nobody Really See Sees Small Takes Time

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I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Any Any Other Way Color Could Found Had No Words Other Say Shapes Things Way Words

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You get whatever accomplishment you are willing to declare.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Accomplishment Declare Get Whatever Willing You

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I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Absolutely Been Doing Every Keep Life Me Moment My Life Never Single Single Thing Terrified Thing Wanted

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I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Anew Away Been Decided Had Start Strip Taught

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I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Beauty Could Decided Flower Huge If I Could Ignore Paint Scale You

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Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression. It is so spontaneous. And after singing, I think the violin. Since I cannot sing, I paint.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: After Always Cannot Expression Me Means Most Paint Perfect Seemed Since Sing Singing Spontaneous Think Violin I Think

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I know now that most people are so closely concerned with themselves that they are not aware of their own individuality, I can see myself, and it has helped me to say what I want to say in paint.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Aware Closely Concerned Helped Individuality Know Me Most Myself Now Own Paint People Say See Themselves Want I Can

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: November 15th, 1887

Died: March 6th, 1986

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