Famous quote by Gwen John

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"In talking, shyness and timidity distort the very meaning of my words. I don't pretend to know anybody well. People are like shadows to me and I am like a shadow"

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This quote is written / told by Gwen John between June 22, 1876 and September 18, 1939. He/she was a famous Artist from Welsh. The author also have 3 other quotes.

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"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

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"Buildings should serve people, not the other way around"

"Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people"

"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"

"Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded"

"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"

"First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people"

"The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy"