Contempt is the emotion we feel for an opponent whose arguments are too formidable to refute.
When I look at nature I feel as if I'll be able to paint it all, note it all down, and then you might as well forget it once you're working.
My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.
I know that to paint the sea really well, you need to look at it every hour of every day in the same place so that you can understand its way in that particular spot; and that is why I am working on the same motifs over and over again, four or six times even.
I had so much fire in me and so many plans.
Lots of people will protest that it's quite unreal and that I'm out of my mind, but that's just too bad
These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession.
The moral law is a reason to think of God as plausible - not just a God who sets the universe in motion but a God who cares about human beings, because we seem uniquely amongst creatures on the planet to have this far-developed sense of morality.
My focus is that firearms are handled safely and that we can continue to enjoy them here in North America.
We can all make powerful choices. We can all take back control by not blaming chance, fate, or anyone else for our outcomes. It’s within our ability to cause everything to change. Rather than letting past hurtful experiences sap our energy and sabotage our success, we can use them to fuel positive, constructive change.
Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA - ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the State.