Mendes Da Costa Quotes

What the world thought made little difference. Rembrandt had to
paint. Whether he painted well or badly didn't matter; painting was the
stuff that held him together as a man. The chief value of art, Vincent, lies
in the expression it gives to the artist. Rembrandt fulfilled what he knew
to be his life purpose; that justified him. Even if his work had been
worthless, he would have been a thousand times more successful than if
he had put down his desire and become the richest merchant in
Amsterdam. (Mendes Da Costa ~ Irving Stone

He looks strong and animal and dominant, a beast of sex. ~ Portia Da Costa

Only by embracing the lessons embedded in our city's history can we avoid repeating the failed policies of both the recent and distant past, and have true clarity about what action is required to correct today's public policies. Recurring themes emerge throughout the history of New York City with regards to public policy. Even though the city has changed immensely, these themes are important for debating policy and giving us an informed perspective on how to move forward. ~ Ralph Da Costa Nunez

All space must be attached to a value, to a public dimension. There is no private space. The only private space that you can imagine is the human mind. ~ Paulo Mendes Da Rocha

His tie was a shade darker and a shade greyer than the suit, in a subtle pattern, and she smiled to herself, thinking of a book that she'd read not all that long ago. ~ Portia Da Costa

The ideal project does not exist, each time there is the opportunity to realize an approximation. ~ Paulo Mendes Da Rocha

I am particularly fond of [Emmanuel Mendes da Costa's] Natural History of Fossils because this treatise, more than any other work written in English, records a short episode expressing one of the grand false starts in the history of natural science and nothing can be quite so informative and instructive as a juicy mistake. ~ Stephen Jay Gould

The transformation of nature, a total fusion of science, art and technology in a sublime statement of human dignity and intelligence through the settlements we build for ourselves. ~ Paulo Mendes Da Rocha

Fire is to represent truth because it destroys all sophistry and lies; and the mask is for lying and falsehood which conceal truth. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

There is no result in nature without a cause; understand the cause and you will have no need of the experiment. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

The fight against hunger and poverty is also predicated on the creation of a world order that accords priority to social and economic development. ~ Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Take responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people or things to bring you happiness, or you could be disappointed. ~ Rodolfo Costa

Dat means you like me. A lot."
"Yeah, it does." Captain obvious.
"So dat means I'm Mr. Bryn."
"Whatever you say."
"Oh. Whatever I say? You want me to be da boss? Because dat's not a problem at all. I like to be da boss of you."
"No," I said, putting on and zipping up my shorts, "you are not the boss of me. I'm the boss of me and you."
He frowned. "Dat's not fair. I want to be da boss of something."
"You can be the boss of Buster."
"No, not da dog. Dat's not da boss of anything, really."
"Fine. You can be the boss of ... I don't know. Kissing."
Bodo stopped putting on his shirt, his eyes taking on a special gleam, making me almost regret I had said it. ~ Elle Casey

I believe in gardening the soil as well as the soul. ~ Costa Georgiadis

We see everything. We see what celebrities buy at the supermarket. It's ridiculous. It's that visibility. I'm confused by this whole celebrity-obsessed culture. ~ Eva Mendes

The perceived wisdom is that people do not go in large numbers to black-and-white movies anymore - which is a great shame, but I'd love to make a black-and-white movie one day. ~ Sam Mendes

I've always been amazed by Da Vinci, because he worked out science on his own. He would work by drawing things and writing down his ideas. Of course, he designed all sorts of flying machines way before you could actually build something like that. ~ Bill Gates

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

I feel that any man that tries, any man that comes out with something we like, is a good man. A man doesn't have to be Leonardo Da Vinci to be sincere. ~ Jack Kirby

In these days, when there is a tendency to specialize so closely, it is well for us to be reminded that the possibilities of being at once broad and deep did not pass with Leonardo da Vinci or even Benjamin Franklin. ~ Jimmy Soni

What made Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, and Albert Einstein such creative geniuses? It wasn't reading books or watching YouTube talks about How To Be More Creative, that's for sure ... If startling insights could be systematically arrived at, they wouldn't be startling. The best you can do is to create a conducive environment: put in the hours; take time to daydream; avoid mind-corroding substances. ~ Oliver Burkeman

My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world. ~ Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

An artist's studio should be a small space because small rooms discipline the mind and large ones distract it. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

How painting surpasses all human works by reason of the subtle possibilities which it contains. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

Alex [Da Kid] does have diversity, not just in what he produces, but what he hears. He has this knack for finding talented people. ~ Skylar Grey

Constancy does not begin, but is that which perseveres. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

Savage is he who saves himself. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

(On performing in Costa Rica for the first time) It was like finding some weird tribe in the middle of the jungle and, you know, they all come out and go: "Fear of the Dark. Favorite Album." What?!? ~ Bruce Dickinson

I don't go to premieres. I attend film openings I'm in, and that's about it. Fame and celebrity doesn't matter to me. The longevity of my career does. ~ Eva Mendes

I don't need arms, and neither does anyone else ... At the very least, a ban would prevent fights from turning deadly. ~ Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Nothing is hidden under the sun. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

While I thought I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

I was brought up with the 3 Ds: Determination, Discipline and Da Lord. ~ Robin Roberts

Strive to preserve your health; and in this you will better succeed in proportion as you keep clear of the physicians, for their drugs are a kind of alchemy concerning which there are no fewer books than there are medicines. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

The issue here revolves around the "right to be different (Mattos 1994:16). People have difficulty living harmoniously with those who are different. Because of this, they discriminate against anyone who has any distinctive characteristic whether of belief, religion, language, thought or color. ~ Valmor Da Silva p. 124 in Reading Other-Wise ~ Gerald O. West

In addition, to punishing sexual offenders and protecting our children, we must also provide services, resources and counseling to the people who are victims of these horrible crimes. ~ Jim Costa

If you cause your ship to stop and place the head of a long tube in the water and place the outer extremity to your ear, you will hear ships at a great distance from you. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

Especially learn how to see. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci