"The most important lesson I received from Conceptual art consisted in the recording of simple and obvious things, and viewing them under a whole new light."

-- Luigi Ghirri

#Art Quotes #Simple Quotes #Obvious Things Quotes

“There is, come to think of it, a kind of Judi Dench quality to McCain.”
“In God's eyes, a man who teaches one truth and nothing else is more righteous than a man who teaches a million truths and one lie.”
“Carbon dioxide is natural, it is not harmful, it is a part of Earth's lifecycle. And yet we're being told that we have to reduce this natural substance, reduce the American standard of living, to create an arbitrary reduction in something that is naturally occurring in Earth.”
“In Rome, I really wanted an Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday experience, but the Trevi Fountain was crowded, there was a McDonald's at the base of the Spanish Steps, and the ruins smelled like cat pee because of all the strays. The same thing happened in Prague, where I'd been yearning for some of the bohemianism of The Unbearable Lightness of Being. But no, there were no fabulous artists, no guys who looked remotely like a young Daniel Day-Lewis. I saw this one mysterious-looking guy reading Sartre in a cafe, but then his cell phone rang and he started talking in aloud Texan twang.”
“Worship is not an external activity precipitated by the right environment. To worship in spirit is to draw near to God with an undivided heart. We must come in full agreement without hiding anything or disregarding His will.”
“Enthusiastic service providers create enthusiastic customers.”
“Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.”
“A poem employs both the sound and the sense of language, it treats words not just as signifiers but as a plastic medium of artistic expression.”

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