"A critic should always strive to recapture the sense of wonder and surprise with which he first beheld a now-familiar work of art."

-- Terry Teachout

#Art Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Wonder Quotes

“Figure out what it is in life you don't do well, and then don't do it.”
“Dad said I would always be "high minded and low waged" from reading too much Ralph Waldo Emerson. Maybe he was right.”
“This modern mania for interfering in other's lives, usually under the guise of health and safety concerns, is highly irritating and counterproductive. Down with the nanny state.”
“Gold will be slave or master.”
“There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations.”
“Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.”
“My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It's so different today, because children are just not taught the right way”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Fascism is meaningless because it's so completely indefinable, so where does the 'anti' come into the equation?”

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