"The starting-point for all systems of aesthetics must be the personal experience of a peculiar emotion. The objects that provoke this emotion we call works of art."

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Source : Clive Bell (1987). “Art”

Clive Bell

#Art Quotes #Peculiar Quotes #Emotion Quotes

“A pure love is a selfless love, but can desire ever be selfless?”
“Christmas is all about surrender. It's all about the surrender of the Son to obey the perfect will of the Father and enter human history.”
“Gird up your loins for the task that now lies ahead. I had asked you for men, money and materials. I have got them in generous measure. Now I demand more of you. Men, money and materials cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits.”

Source : Subhas Chandra Bose, P. D. Saggi (1954). “A Nation's Homage: Life and Work of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose”
“This I hope will be the age of experiments in government, and that their basis will be founded in principles of honesty, not of mere force.”
“My plays tend to be peopled with outsiders in search of clarity.”
“Most people don't think about plyometrics when they think about powerful strength. But I do lots of them to build mine.”
“I still call Texas home. It is where I spent most of my life growing up.”
“Growing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy.”

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