In a fire, between a Rembrandt and a cat, I would save the cat. - Alberto Giacometti - Quotesmemo.com

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Leadership without mutual trust is a contradiction in terms.

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Alberto Giacometti

In a fire, between a Rembrandt and a cat, I would save the cat.

Cat, Fire, Rembrandt, Save

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(Art is) the residue of vision.

Art, Vision, Art Is, Residue

The more you fail, the more you succeed. It is only when everything is lost and - instead of giving up - you go on, that you experience the momentary prospect of some slight progress. Suddenly you have the feeling - be it an illusion or not - that something new has opened up.

Feeling, Feelings, Giving, Giving Up, Progress

I've tried doing so, for it was never my intention to paint only with gray. But in the course of my work I have eliminated one color after another, and what has remained is gray, gray, gray!

Color, Intention, Paint, Tried, Remained

The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.

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When one lives with problems of importance, the prostitute is ideal. You pay, and whether or not you fail is of no importance. She doesn't care.

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Leadership without mutual trust is a contradiction in terms.

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I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he'd be dead within a year.

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Those who have not found the heaven below, will fail of it above.

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I don't think one can run out and try and chase love.

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