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Alexis Carrel: Man cannot remake...

Alexis Carrel: Man cannot remake...

Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

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Isabelle Eberhardt: I am not...

Isabelle Eberhardt: I am not...

I am not afraid of death, but would not want to die in some obscure or pointless way.

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Lewis Mumford: The city is...

Lewis Mumford: The city is...

The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or an ant-heap. But it is also a conscious work of art,...

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Desmond Morris: We never stop...

Desmond Morris: We never stop...

We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on...

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Leon Battista Alberti: When I investigate...

Leon Battista Alberti: When I investigate...

When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly...

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Claude Monet: The effect of...

Claude Monet: The effect of...

The effect of sincerity is to give one's work the character of a protest. The painter being concerned only with...

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Saul Steinberg: The frightening thought...

Saul Steinberg: The frightening thought...

The frightening thought that what you draw may become a building makes for reasoned lines.

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Romare Howard Bearden: Black art has...

Romare Howard Bearden: Black art has...

Black art has always existed. It just hasn't been looked for in the right places.

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Wyndham Lewis: Almost anything that...

Wyndham Lewis: Almost anything that...

Almost anything that can be praised or advocated has been put to some disgusting use. There is no principle, however...

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Al Capp: My work is...

Al Capp: My work is...

My work is being destroyed almost as soon as it is printed. One day it is being read; the next day someone' s wrapping...

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Al Capp: Abstract art? A...

Al Capp: Abstract art? A...

Abstract art? A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly...

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Scott Adams: Creativity is allowing...

Scott Adams: Creativity is allowing...

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

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Scott Adams: Technology: No Place...

Scott Adams: Technology: No Place...

Technology: No Place for Wimps!

Source: Dilbert.
-- Scott Adams, (Jun 8...

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Elsa Schiaparelli: A good cook...

Elsa Schiaparelli: A good cook...

A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.

Source: Shocking Life,...

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Gloria Vanderbilt: The fame you...

Gloria Vanderbilt: The fame you...

The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you.

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Coco Chanel: Success is often...

Coco Chanel: Success is often...

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

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Paul Klee: Everything vanishes around...

Paul Klee: Everything vanishes around...

Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe, graphic fruits fall off. My hand has...

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Robert Motherwell: If you can't...

Robert Motherwell: If you can't...

If you can't find your inspiration by walking around the block one time, go around two blocks -- but never...

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Robert Motherwell: It's not that...

Robert Motherwell: It's not that...

It's not that the creative act and the critical act are simultaneous. It's more like you blurt something out and then...

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Robert Motherwell: The public's appetite...

Robert Motherwell: The public's appetite...

The public's appetite for famous people is a mouth as big as a mountain.

Source: In...

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