#ought

The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort. ↗

— Adolf Loos

#being #brought #comfort #draw #everyone

It is pretty amazing. My parents, who came from Nicaragua to the U.S. - who would have thought that they would have American kids on the Olympic team? I think that's the epitome of the Olympic dream. ↗

— Diana Lopez

#american #american kids #came #dream #epitome

I can't pay her back, but what I can do is make her as happy as she thought I would when we first got married. ↗

— George Lopez

#first #got #happy #her #i

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ↗

— Sophia Loren

#always #child #her #herself #mother

The thought of playing a New York detective scared the hell out of me. I didn't know if people would believe me in the role just because of my physicality, which made me want to do it even more. ↗

— Charlotte Ross

#believe #detective #even #hell #i

No press conference announcing a last film. I'd just steal away. Best way because, if by chance after two or three years something interesting comes up, I would not - like Sinatra - have to say: "Well, I've thought it over and decided to come back." ↗

— Sophia Loren

#announcing #away #back #because #best

I wanted to be a shoe designer, but I never thought it could be a profession. But what was the alternative? Doctor? Too dirty! Air-hostess? Maybe not! Then someone gave me a book on Roger Vivier, and, cheri, instantly I knew that was it! ↗

— Christian Louboutin

#book #could #designer #dirty #doctor

I never thought that I'd be a role model. Everyone kind of just made me a role model, and I hated that. ↗

— Demi Lovato

#hated #i #just #kind #made

I think Andy Kaufman is to comedy what the Velvet Underground was to music - it's like, 80 thousand records sold, but everybody who bought one started a band. ↗

— Courtney Love

#band #bought #comedy #everybody #i

Kurt had this dumb suicidal ideation - that's what I called it. I thought if we could live through this, we could live through anything. ↗

— Courtney Love

#called #could #dumb #had #i