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Maira Kalman Quotes

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I truly believe there’s always a solution to every problem  (Maira Kalman Quotes) If something does go wrong, here is my advice... KEEP CALM and CARRY ON  (Maira Kalman Quotes) 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  (Maira Kalman Quotes) 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  (Maira Kalman Quotes) 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  (Maira Kalman Quotes) Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness  (Maira Kalman Quotes) What protects you in this world from sadness and from the loss of an ability to do something? ... Work and love  (Maira Kalman Quotes) My mother was the influence on me - my father was absent. He was a diamond dealer; he was doing wonderful things in the background, and women were left at home. So my mother really was in charge of everything: the ballet, dance lessons, piano lessons, and latkes  (Maira Kalman Quotes) My workspace is defined by books, ephemera, quiet and light. I don’t have a computer, telephone or a fax machine there.  (Maira Kalman Quotes) 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.  (Maira Kalman Quotes) It’s almost impossible to reconcile the realities of how one feels during the day, hour by hour. But I approach things not cynically.  (Maira Kalman Quotes) The book. Calming object. Held in the hand  (Maira Kalman Quotes) Wonderful things happen when your brain is empty  (Maira Kalman Quotes) Washing dishes is the anecdote to confusion. I know that for a fact  (Maira Kalman Quotes) My short attention span has allowed me a life of diversity in work and place  (Maira Kalman Quotes) Everyone I know is looking for solace, hope and a tasty snack  (Maira Kalman Quotes) I have many questions, but no patience to think them through  (Maira Kalman Quotes) My sister is an artist and an interior designer. She went to high school for art. I went to high school for music  (Maira Kalman Quotes) It’s almost impossible to reconcile the realities of how one feels during the day, hour by hour. But I approach things not cynically  (Maira Kalman Quotes) My workspace is defined by books, ephemera, quiet and light. I don’t have a computer, telephone or a fax machine there  (Maira Kalman Quotes) 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  (Maira Kalman Quotes) I still do have the little lunch bag that my mother made out of a towel and embroidered with my name on it for when I went to kindergarten  (Maira Kalman Quotes) 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  (Maira Kalman Quotes) You’d have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It’s completely impossible not to  (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 Quotes) What protects you in this world from sadness and from the loss of an ability to do something?... Work and love  (Maira Kalman Quotes) A visit to a museum is a search for beauty, truth, and meaning in our lives. Go to museums as often as you can  (Maira Kalman Quotes) I tell you these stories because these things happen to everyone. It’s not about being starched or polished or cute or polite. It’s about having ears that stick out, about breaking yet another glass. It’s about seeing something for the first time and making a million mistakes and not ever getting completely discouraged  (Maira Kalman Quotes)