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Not all paintings are abstract; they're not all Jackson Pollock. There's value in a photograph of a man alone on a boat at sea, and there is value in painting of a man alone on a boat at sea. In the painting, the painting has more freedom to express an idea, more latitude in being able to elicit certain emotion.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Able Abstract Alone Being Boat Certain Elicit Emotion Express Freedom Idea Jackson Latitude Man More Painting Paintings Photograph Sea Value

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It's very hard to respect people on holiday - everybody looks so silly at the beach, it makes you hate humanity - but when you see people at their work they elicit respect, whether it's a mechanic, a stonemason or an accountant.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Accountant Beach Elicit Everybody Hard Hate Holiday Humanity Looks Makes Mechanic People Respect See Silly Very Whether Work You

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Before, I was terrified on stage. I only play guitar during the acoustic songs. After a while, you can elicit certain responses from the crowd, like Elvis.

~Andy Gibb

Topics: Acoustic After Before Certain Crowd Elicit Elvis Guitar Like Only Play Responses Songs Stage Terrified While You

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A novelist writes a novel, and people read it. But reading is a solitary act. While it may elicit a varied and personal response, the communal nature of the audience is like having five hundred people read your novel and respond to it at the same time. I find that thrilling.

~August Wilson

Topics: Act Audience Communal Elicit Find Five Having Hundred Like May Nature Novel Novelist People Personal Read Reading Respond Response Same Same Time Solitary Thrilling Time Varied While Writes Your

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A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.

~Bhumibol Adulyadej

Topics: Also Another Elicit Good Good Person Goodness Make Means Other Person Persons Society Will

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When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.

~Bill Bradley

Topics: Accountable Against Elicit Expectations Held Make Speeches Which Will You

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A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel.

~Chaim Potok

Topics: Alone Bible Book Consider Contemporary Elicit Forth Fully Homer Modern Novel Out Poetry Responses Sent Shakespeare Way Will World

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The effect of the mass media is not to elicit belief but to maintain the apparatus of addiction.

~Christopher Lasch

Topics: Addiction Apparatus Belief Effect Elicit Maintain Mass Mass Media Media

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People are embracing the thing that made them different growing up instead of letting that thing elicit shame.

~Constance Wu

Topics: Different Elicit Embracing Growing Growing Up Instead Letting Made People Shame Them Thing Up

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Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Artificial Artificial Intelligence Elicit Empathy Expressions Facial Fast Growing Growing Up Intelligence Make Mirror Neurons Robots Up Whose Your

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