Distortion Quotes

133 Distortion quotes by 123 unique authors

What the ordinary person means by a 'miracle' is some gross distortion or suspension of the laws of nature... but life itself strikes him as… — Sydney J. Harris
The effort to see things without distortion takes something like courage and this courage is essential to the artist, who has to look at everything… — Henri Matisse
Vanity, fear, desire, competition - all such distortions within our own egos - condition our vision of those in relation to us. Add to those… — Tennessee Williams
The creation of a work of art must of necessity, as a result of entering into the specific dimensions of pictorial art, be accompanied by… — Paul Klee
I deeply regret having let stand and later confirming the assumption that I went to Vietnam. For this and any other distortions about my personal… — Joseph J. Ellis
To will a new form is unacceptable, because will builds distortion. Desire, too, is incomplete and arbitrary. These strategies, however intimate they might become, must… — Philip Guston
A lot of musicians like to do the bass and the drums with analog and get that tape distortion that's really beautiful. As far as… — David Lynch
I think the greatest illusion we have is that denial protects us. It's actually the biggest distortion and lie. In fact, staying asleep is what's… — Eve Ensler
When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But, when it comes… — Kirk Hammett
I had to learn early on that where conservatives are concerned, the truth about them is the last thing anybody wants to report. It's the… — Rush Limbaugh
When distant and unfamiliar and complex things are communicated to great masses of people, the truth suffers a considerable and often a radical distortion. The… — Walter Lippmann
Distortions control my self-image, like they do for a lot of us. It's irrational. — Ron Perlman
The Beatles had some juice when it came to distortion, but Clapton was finally able to break through those early studio engineers' fear of overloading.… — Joe Perry
All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences with the introduction of the dancing master. — Joshua Reynolds
President Obama clearly cannot run on his record. All he's offering is more of the same. That's not good. Look at the economy. It's stagnating.… — Paul Ryan
'The Night Cafe' and 'The Starry Night' still emit such pathos, density, and intensity that they send shivers down the spine. Whether Van Gogh thought… — Jerry Saltz
President Obama has outsourced a major portion of the U.S. space program to the Russians. That's national policy. Taxpayer money. So let's stop playing games… — John Sununu
Men cannot abandon their religious faith without a kind of aberration of intellect and a sort of violent distortion of their true nature; they are… — Alexis de Tocqueville
The society to which we belong seems to be dying or is already dead. I don't mean to sound dramatic, but clearly the dark side… — Anne Lamott
If you try to view yourself through the lenses that others offer you, all you will see are distortions; your own light and beauty will… — John O'Donohue

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