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Marble Quotes

... knowledge must continually be renewed by ceaseless effort, if it is not to be lost. It resembles a statue of marble which stands in the desert and is continually threatened with burial by the shifting sand. The hands of service must ever be at work, in order that the marble continue to lastingly shine in the sun. To these serving hands mine shall also belong Picture Quote #1

Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated people are free people. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by the force of arms release the spirit or the soul of people Picture Quote #1

I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein that runs through the body of it Picture Quote #1

You find me at work; excuse the dust on my blouse. I sculpt my marble myself Picture Quote #1

Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unhewn marble of great sculpture Picture Quote #1

The statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter, and removes the rubbish Picture Quote #1

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For me it will be enough that a marble stone should declare that a queen, having reigned such a time, lived and died a virgin Picture Quote #1

Some grave their wrongs on marble; he, more just, stooped down serene, and wrote them in the dust Picture Quote #1

A deep red glow flushed the fronts of marble palaces piled up on the slope of an arid mountain whose barren ridge traced high on the darkening sky a ghostly and glimmering outline Picture Quote #1

The great doctors all got their education off dirt pavements and poverty - not marble floors and foundations Picture Quote #1

Marble statues, engraved with public inscriptions, by which the life and soul return after death to noble leaders Picture Quote #1

Our minds can go no further. The human imagination is capable of no further expression of beauty than the carved owl of Athene, the archaic, marble serpent, the arrogant selfish head of the Acropolis Apollo Picture Quote #1

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My Chevrolet shines like a marble floor. Baby keep it raw, have you modeled before? Picture Quote #1

As in the Divine Right of Kings, hierarchies invest those who preside at the top of their pyramidal structure with absolute power to rule over the lesser ranks that spread down like a marble staircase to the broad foundation stones of those with no power at all Picture Quote #1

The building is a national tragedy - a cross between a concrete candy box and a marble sarcophagus in which the art of architecture lies buried Picture Quote #1

If you see a wonderful archaic Greek marble object in a museum, it’s not only that it’s beautiful, but what comes to your mind is the fact that it’s 2,600 or so years old, and it was done by a human being at that time who you have such a limited ability to grasp - and yet you have this enormous ability to grasp Picture Quote #1

In my Indian bedroom, the carved, cut-out marble jalis, or screens, which were formerly used by Indian princes to keep their wives from other eyes, have a new purpose: they are not only decorations, but a means of security, for they can be locked without shutting off the air Picture Quote #1

Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it’s time to move on Picture Quote #1

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Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble Picture Quote #1

By my definition, most art has nothing to do with oil paint or marble. Art is what we’re doing when we do our best work Picture Quote #1

New York has total depth in every area. Washington has only politics; after that, the second biggest thing is white marble Picture Quote #1

I’d love to go to space. I would love to peek out a giant window and look back at the blue marble. There’s no question; I’d love to do that Picture Quote #1

As a memorial, I’d like a statue. Not of me, but a little modern statue, in marble or bronze, maybe of a bird, in a park where children could play and people going by could see it. On it, I’d just like it to say: ‘Maeve Binchy, storyteller’ and people could look at the name and remember that they’d seen it somewhere else Picture Quote #1

There are two kinds of sculptures. There’s the kind that subtracts: Michelangelo starts with a block of marble and chips away. And then there is the kind that adds, building with clay, piling it on. The way I write novels is to keep piling on and piling on and piling on Picture Quote #1

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To say she was attractive would be an understatement. Calling her ‘attractive’ would be like calling the Taj Mahal a marble grave Picture Quote #1

There isn’t any one material that’s mine. It all depends on the context. For example, I did a house that had the most exquisite marble applications. That sounds ostentatious, but it wasn’t, given the context. The color white I subscribe to extensively. I love thinking about color, but I often go with white Picture Quote #1

Wayne of Gotham’ is very much a father-and-son exploration. We’ve always seen Thomas Wayne through the years as this figure carved in marble; this perfect man. The only thing we really know about is that he died in that alley outside of a theater. But every son has to confront the reality of his father at some point in his life Picture Quote #1

There’s a staircase on the first floor of the Capitol that I walk every day. It’s made of marble, and as you walk those steps, you think of those who’ve walked before you. You think of the challenges that the country’s faced Picture Quote #1

There is a big difference between The Merchant of Venice and a photograph of two males of different races in an erotic pose on a marble table top Picture Quote #1

I Pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessing on THIS HOUSE, and on All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof! President Franklin D. Roosevelt had this lettered in gold in the marble over the fireplace in the State Dining Room of the White House. The quotation above follows the capitalization used in the inscription Picture Quote #1

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... knowledge must continually be renewed by ceaseless effort, if it is not to be lost. It resembles a statue of marble which stands in the desert and is continually threatened with burial by the shifting sand. The hands of service must ever be at work, in order that the marble continue to lastingly shine in the sun. To these serving hands mine shall also belong (Marble Quotes) Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated people are free people. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by the force of arms release the spirit or the soul of people (Marble Quotes) I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein that runs through the body of it (Marble Quotes) You find me at work; excuse the dust on my blouse. I sculpt my marble myself (Marble Quotes) Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unhewn marble of great sculpture (Marble Quotes) The statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter, and removes the rubbish (Marble Quotes) For me it will be enough that a marble stone should declare that a queen, having reigned such a time, lived and died a virgin (Marble Quotes) Some grave their wrongs on marble; he, more just, stooped down serene, and wrote them in the dust (Marble Quotes) A deep red glow flushed the fronts of marble palaces piled up on the slope of an arid mountain whose barren ridge traced high on the darkening sky a ghostly and glimmering outline (Marble Quotes) The great doctors all got their education off dirt pavements and poverty - not marble floors and foundations (Marble Quotes) Marble statues, engraved with public inscriptions, by which the life and soul return after death to noble leaders (Marble Quotes) Our minds can go no further. The human imagination is capable of no further expression of beauty than the carved owl of Athene, the archaic, marble serpent, the arrogant selfish head of the Acropolis Apollo (Marble Quotes) My Chevrolet shines like a marble floor. Baby keep it raw, have you modeled before? (Marble Quotes) As in the Divine Right of Kings, hierarchies invest those who preside at the top of their pyramidal structure with absolute power to rule over the lesser ranks that spread down like a marble staircase to the broad foundation stones of those with no power at all (Marble Quotes) The building is a national tragedy - a cross between a concrete candy box and a marble sarcophagus in which the art of architecture lies buried. (Marble Quotes) If you see a wonderful archaic Greek marble object in a museum, it’s not only that it’s beautiful, but what comes to your mind is the fact that it’s 2,600 or so years old, and it was done by a human being at that time who you have such a limited ability to grasp - and yet you have this enormous ability to grasp. (Marble Quotes) In my Indian bedroom, the carved, cut-out marble jalis, or screens, which were formerly used by Indian princes to keep their wives from other eyes, have a new purpose: they are not only decorations, but a means of security, for they can be locked without shutting off the air. (Marble Quotes) Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it’s time to move on. (Marble Quotes) Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble. (Marble Quotes) By my definition, most art has nothing to do with oil paint or marble. Art is what we’re doing when we do our best work. (Marble Quotes) New York has total depth in every area. Washington has only politics; after that, the second biggest thing is white marble. (Marble Quotes) I’d love to go to space. I would love to peek out a giant window and look back at the blue marble. There’s no question; I’d love to do that. (Marble Quotes) As a memorial, I’d like a statue. Not of me, but a little modern statue, in marble or bronze, maybe of a bird, in a park where children could play and people going by could see it. On it, I’d just like it to say: ‘Maeve Binchy, storyteller’ and people could look at the name and remember that they’d seen it somewhere else. (Marble Quotes) There are two kinds of sculptures. There’s the kind that subtracts: Michelangelo starts with a block of marble and chips away. And then there is the kind that adds, building with clay, piling it on. The way I write novels is to keep piling on and piling on and piling on. (Marble Quotes) To say she was attractive would be an understatement. Calling her ‘attractive’ would be like calling the Taj Mahal a marble grave. (Marble Quotes) There isn’t any one material that’s mine. It all depends on the context. For example, I did a house that had the most exquisite marble applications. That sounds ostentatious, but it wasn’t, given the context. The color white I subscribe to extensively. I love thinking about color, but I often go with white. (Marble Quotes) Wayne of Gotham’ is very much a father-and-son exploration. We’ve always seen Thomas Wayne through the years as this figure carved in marble; this perfect man. The only thing we really know about is that he died in that alley outside of a theater. But every son has to confront the reality of his father at some point in his life. (Marble Quotes) There’s a staircase on the first floor of the Capitol that I walk every day. It’s made of marble, and as you walk those steps, you think of those who’ve walked before you. You think of the challenges that the country’s faced. (Marble Quotes) There is a big difference between The Merchant of Venice and a photograph of two males of different races in an erotic pose on a marble table top. (Marble Quotes) I Pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessing on THIS HOUSE, and on All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof! President Franklin D. Roosevelt had this lettered in gold in the marble over the fireplace in the State Dining Room of the White House. The quotation above follows the capitalization used in the inscription. (Marble Quotes)

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