There are many kinds of conceit, but the chief one is to let people know what a very … - Benvenuto Cellini

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I mean, I've always said I have an amazing team and network of friends and people that I work with that, you know, inspire me and enable me to do what I do.

Benvenuto Cellini

There are many kinds of conceit, but the chief one is to let people know what a very ancient and gifted family one descends from.

Ancestry, Gifted, Kind, Let, People

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I say that the art of sculpture is eight times as great as any other art based on drawing, because a statue has eight views and they must all be equally good.

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A painting is merely the image of a tree, a man, or any other object reflected in a fountain. The difference between a painting and sculpture is the difference between a shadow and the thing which casts it.

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Let everyone witness how many different cards fortune has up her sleeve when she wants to ruin a man.

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All works of nature created by God in heaven and on earth are works of sculpture.

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One can pass on responsibility, but not the discretion that goes with it.

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