Maira Kalman quotes

In any work you do, you can be profound one minute, and then you be superficial the next, and you can be smart and insightful and then insipid. There can be room for all that. (Maira Kalman)
My short attention span has allowed me a life of diversity in work and place. View quote
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On my desk, I always have a lemon or a lime drying. I love the fragrance. Also, a Staedtler eraser, a brush for the eraser and a pencil sharpener. View quote
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Flowers lead to books, which lead to thinking and not thinking and then more flowers and music, music. Then many more flowers and many more books. View quote
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My dream is to walk around the world. A smallish backpack, all essentials neatly in place. A camera. A notebook. A traveling paint set. A hat. Good shoes. A nice pleated (green?) skirt for the occasional seaside hotel afternoon dance. View quote
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Everyone I know is looking for solace, hope and a tasty snack. View quote
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I have many questions, but no patience to think them through. View quote
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The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas. View quote
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You'd have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It's completely impossible not to. View quote
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if something does go wrong, here is my advice... KEEP CALM and CARRY ON. View quote
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I like the brooding man - a brooding man with a sense of humor. (Maira Kalman)
Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness. View quote
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I have been working for over 30 years and am always wondering about where I am and where I am going. It does not stop and become a fixed event of achievement. View quote
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My sister is an artist and an interior designer. She went to high school for art. I went to high school for music. View quote
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My workspace is defined by books, ephemera, quiet and light. I don't have a computer, telephone or a fax machine there. View quote
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I live in a small world of gouache and brush and pen and ink. I'd like to explore the world of multiples - etching and prints. View quote
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I don't listen to the news. I don't read the newspaper unless it's eccentric information - and the obituaries, of course. View quote
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I'm in a complete state of panic before I begin something because I'm sure that it's going to be a complete disaster. I'm going to do a worse job than anybody could ever imagine anybody doing on the planet Earth. View quote
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It's almost impossible to reconcile the realities of how one feels during the day, hour by hour. But I approach things not cynically. View quote
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I like Thomas Jefferson, though he intimidated me. I thought he would have been very tough to be around. I don't know if he had such a sense of humor. View quote
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Maira Kalman

Maira Kalman - Image
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Occupation: American Author
Born: 1949
Quotes count: 20