"Of all the wonders that the world had to offer, only art promised immortality."

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Source : "Sergei Diaghilev: first lord of the dance" by Luke Jennings, www.theguardian.com. September 11, 2010.

Sergei Diaghilev

#Art Quotes #World Quotes #Wonder Quotes

“The reason "other churches" don't grow: "Jim, the truth is, I couldn't have a real prayer meeting in my church. I'd be embarrassed at the smallness of the crowd..."”
“I hate war, and I hate having to struggle. I honestly do because I wish I had been born into a world where it was unnecessary. This context of struggle and being a warrior and being a struggler has been forced on me by oppression. Otherwise I would be a sculptor, or a gardener, carpenter - You know, I would be free to be so much moreâ€¦ I guess part of me or a part of who I am, a part of what I do is being a warrior - a reluctant warrior, a reluctant struggler. But I do it, because Iâ€™m committed to life.”
“Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player”

Source : Siegbert Tarrasch (2012). “The Game of Chess”, p.79, Courier Corporation
“Always strive to make the next hour better than this one.”
“The universal truth is beyond question-the only people who excel are those who have decided to do so.”
“As for feminism, I am a womanist more than I'm a feminist.”
“Perhaps the challenge is to invent the political structure that will give conscience a better chance against authority.”

Source : Stanley Milgram (1992). “The Individual in a Social World: Essays and Experiments”, McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
“While all the other kids were out playing ball and stuff, I used to stay in my room and imagine that there was a camera in the wall. And I used to really believe that I was putting on a television show and that it was going out to somewhere in the world.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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