I am happy to be alive, as long as I can paint.


Frida Kahlo

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They will say I smoked cigarettes and marijuana, cursed hoarse as a crow in all my languages, and lo...
KATE BRAVERMAN
As long as I am given the opportunity to keep performing and keep exploring in whatever medium, I...
DAN STEVENS
The memories I had with you will never be forgotten, as long as I am alive.
BASIL TONG (湯鈞庭 ベーゼル)
There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
PALOMA FAITH
I am not a lobbyist. I am not a political activist. I am not a leader, as far as I'm concerned.
JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS
Really, as long as I am working and have diversity, I am happy.
ADAM BRODY
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ILIE NASTASE
I am happy to be alive.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA
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PASCALE PETIT
Stress and looks are directly connected as far as I am concerned. If you are happy, you look good.
MAHESH BABU
Lord take me as I am just the way I am. Set my soul ablaze, never quench the flame
VENES
I am so happy that I am alive and can walk.
ETTA JAMES
Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it appears to be.
JEFFREY FRY
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DALAI LAMA
I'm not funny. Never have been and, as far as I can tell, I never will be.
DAVID DOBKIN
I'm happy to be alive, I'm happy to be who I am.
MICHAEL JACKSON
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CONSTANTINOS P. CAVAFIS
I'm attracted to artists like Frida Kahlo, because her work was her life, her questions, her out...
MADONNA CICCONE
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leaving is not enough; you must
stay gone. train your heart
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MARTY MCCONNELL
Draw me close to you, teach me to be like you. When people look at me I want them to see you
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STEPHEN R. COVEY
This is too much reality for a Friday.
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KOREN ZAILCKAS
As long as I can apply my craft, I'm happy.
BILLY WEST
I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly pu...
DAVID BLAINE
Our job as writers, as far as I can tell, is to attempt to express what seems inexpressible.
NICK FLYNN
The kids are getting better and as long as they are getting better, I am happy.
CODY KEENE
I am happy that I can challenge myself in various fields.
ANDRA DAY
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LAURA POLLAN
You have to struggle to stay alive and be of use as long as you can.
DANIEL BERRIGAN
I am a professional footballer, and it's a game where the coach decides where you can be most be...
ANTHONY MARTIAL
I am happy because I'm grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.
WILL ARNETT
I could have been an architect, but I don't think I'd have been very happy. Nearly all moder...
ROGER WATERS
Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic.
FRIDA KAHLO
Painting completed my life. I lost three children and a series of other things that would have fulfi...
MARTHA ZAMORA
I would advise young artists . . . to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid o...
CLAUDE MONET
As far as I can judge, not much good can be done without disturbing something or somebody.
EDWARD BLAKE
As far as I can tell, most actors' main motivation is self-doubt and neuroses.
DANIEL RADCLIFFE
As long as I am still interested and curious, I enjoy getting up in the morning, but I can't say...
HARRIET WALTER
Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.
HENRI ROUSSEAU
He had to think on his feet and he did a great job, ... I am as happy as you can be losing.
CRAIG WILLIAMS
As far I'm working on The life Of one Kid 7... continue!
DEYTH BANGER
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ALAN MOORE
One of the things that helps me tell a story through music is to create a character. I have to have ...
MADONNA CICCONE
If I can stay constantly busy, I'll be happy.
DANIEL CUDMORE
As far as sustaining our popularity, I believe we can.
VINCE MCMAHON
If you pray enough for things, I am proof that they can happen. I feel like a kid on Christmas day n...
ROBBIE FOWLER
Communication is an issue where we can improve, and if I can do anything to help, I am happy to.
ELLEN STOFAN
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FRANK BLACK
As far as I am concerned, poetry is a statement concerning the human condition, composed in verse.
N. SCOTT MOMADAY
I can deal with the cold as long as it's not spitting on us; I'm happy.
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JOANNA SCHULTZ
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MATTHEW WILLIAMSON
I am a little bit (sad). I've been playing basketball as long as I can remember.
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I just plan my whole life thinking about tennis. I don't want to have any regrets. As long as I feel...
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Toma de la vida todo lo que te dé, sea lo que sea, siempre que te interese y te pueda dar cierto pl...
DIEGO RIVERA
Why do you paint?
For exactly the same reason I breathe.
That’s not an answer.
There is...
E. E. CUMMINGS
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I am still being recognized as Joanie and probably will as long as Happy Days is playing on TV and r...
ERIN MORAN
I am happy being what I am.
PAUL THEROUX
I am happy with what I've done.
HANOI HANNAH
I am happy in Paris.
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC
When my kids are happy, I am happy.
KRIS JENNER
A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.
ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN
A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.
ALEXANDER SOLZEHNITSYN
A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.
ALEXANDER SOLZENITSYN
As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing.
JACK HENRY ABBOTT
As long as I can still be productive. As long as they want me here. I don't plan to leave.
CAL CAMARA
As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing.
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My life here is perfect and I'm happy at Real Madrid so of course I want to stay as long as I can.
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JEFF MONTAGUE
It's not about me, it's about the kids. As long as I can cover the rent, I'm happy.
ESTEE MARTIN
I know I will never be happy, but I know I can be gay!
MARILYN MONROE
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PATRICK LABYORTEAUX
Just as long as I'm getting the opportunities, I'm happy. I'd like to think that I'm ready for the n...
BOOF BONSER
I'm attending to my legacy, making sure that it travels the universe in the best shape I can get...
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DAN QUAYLE
A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.
OSCAR WILDE
A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.
OSCAR WILDE
A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her
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