"Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy; that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers; will learn from Northern school books their version of the War; will be impressed by all the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors, and our maimed veterans as fit subjects for derision."

-- Patrick Cleburne

#Teacher Quotes #War Quotes #Struggle Quotes

“The student's ambition should be to become a painter's painter, rather than a popular painter. The approbation of fellow artists based on sympathy and understanding is manifestly better than the fickle or fast homage of the greater public.”
“To set the record straight for the God knows millionth time, we certainly didnt sign to Atlantic just for the money.”
“When I worked with wildlife a lot in the Eighties and Nineties, I learnt the meaning of patience. And when I worked with trees, I learned the meaning of humility.”
“There are those who build careers and companies just out of being popular on Instagram, but theres nothing behind them.”
“A madness of tender caressing seized her. She purred as a tiger might have done, while she undulated like a snake.”

Source : Elinor Glyn (1907). “Three Weeks”
“In fact a lot of them I think are absolute baloney. Those Charles Olsens and people like that. At first I was interested in seeing what they were up to, what they were doing, why they were doing it. They never moved me in the way that one is moved by true poetry.”
“The Swedish folk music - I can't hear any connection between my music and fiddle tunes, but I guess since I grew up with that, kind of, Swedish tone or harmony.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination.”

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