"Art makes nothing happen in a way that makes something happen."

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Source : Ali Smith (2014). “How to be Both”, p.253, Penguin UK

Ali Smith

#Art Quotes #Way Quotes #Things Happen Quotes

“Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.”
“I feel qualified and competent to try anything that's thrown my way because I don't have to be a success. I can just try.”
“Even if I think in English, it's more a language of acting than French.”
“The lovers of God never run out of patience, for they know that time is needed for the crescent moon to become full.”
“Once I learned how to be a healthy vegan by eating the right foods my performance improved dramatically.”
“Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.”
“I like to get that roll and pitch. I really like to take the car out on the highway for a spin.”
“It is the grandeur of Christ's character which constitutes the chief power of His ministry, not His miracles or teachings apart from His character. The greatest triumph of the Gospel is Christ Himself--a human body become the organ of the Divine nature, and revealing, under the conditions of an earthly life, the glory of God.”

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