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The Indians could not undertake any widespread cultivation of the plains not only because they lacked iron tools but also because they had no draft animals.

~Ellsworth Huntington

Topics: Also Animals Any Because Could Cultivation Draft Had Indians Iron Only Plains Tools Undertake Widespread

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I don't like acrylic because you can't get the density of color. And with each coat of oil paint, the surface gets better and richer.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Because Better Coat Color Density Each Get Gets Like Oil Paint Richer Surface You

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In Paris in the late '40s, I started making my first reliefs. They are separate panels. I wanted to do something coming out of the wall, almost like a collage. I did a lot of white reliefs when I started because I liked antique reliefs, really old stuff.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Almost Antique Because Collage Coming Did First Late Like Liked Lot Making Old Old Stuff Out Paris Really Separate Something Started Stuff Wall Wanted White

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My ideas I can find anywhere. And I draw because I have to note down my ideas or flashes - I call them flashes, because they come to me, like that. Not so much in the plant drawings. I have to see them.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Anywhere Because Call Come Down Draw Drawings Find Flashes Ideas Like Me Much Note Plant See Them I Can

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My earliest drawing is a supposed Carracci. It wasn't very expensive, I guess, because they don't know if it's a real Carracci. But it has all these seals on it of people who've owned it, and one of the great portrait painters of England, Reynolds, had owned it, so that's the earliest.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Because Drawing Earliest England Expensive Great Guess Had Know Owned Painters People Portrait Real Supposed Very

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Gray goes with gold. Gray goes with all colors. I've done gray-and-red paintings, and gray and orange go so well together. It takes a long time to make gray because gray has a little bit of color in it.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Because Bit Color Colors Done Go Goes Gold Gray Little Little Bit Long Long Time Make Orange Paintings Takes Time Together Well

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This nation has given the world an object lesson in the whole duty of neutrals, which is to furnish an outlet for the wrath of a belligerent who is annoyed because he cannot defeat his opponent.

~Elmer Davis

Topics: Annoyed Because Cannot Defeat Duty Furnish Given He His Lesson Nation Neutral Object Opponent Outlet Which Who Whole World Wrath

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When you are developing your style, you avoid weaknesses. I am not good at describing things, so I stay away from it. And if anyone is going to describe anything at all, it's going to be from the point of view of the character, because then I can use his voice, and his attitude will be revealed in the way he describes what he sees.

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Am Anyone Anything Attitude Avoid Away Because Character Describe Describing Developing Going Good He His Point Point Of View Revealed Sees Stay Style Then Things Use View Voice Way Weaknesses Will You Your I Am I Can

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I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like 'Dime Western' and '10 Story Western' that were still being published. The better ones paid two cents a word. And I thought, 'I like Westerns.'

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Because Being Better Cents Decided Dime Like Lot Magazines Market Paid Published Pulp Still Story Terrific Thought Two Were Western Westerns Word Write

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I really - I don't take my work that seriously, and I think that's what keeps me loose. If I try to write, if I catch myself trying to write, I'll fall right on my face. I'll see it. If I see in the prose that I'm - 'Boy, look at me writing,' I rewrite it. I rewrite it because I don't, because I think it's distracting.

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Because Boy Catch Distracting Face Fall Keeps Look Loose Me Myself Prose Really Rewrite Right See Seriously Take Think Try Trying Work Write Writing I Think I See

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