"I think didactic art is boring. I mean, I love it in terms of, like, some of the historical precedents that I've learned from. You needed that. We needed those building blocks in terms of - you know, when I look at a great Barbara Kruger, for example, and you're thinking about, you know, the woman's position in society - you know, she found a way of making it beautiful, but at the same time it's very sort of preachy, you know what I mean?"

-- Kehinde Wiley

#Beautiful Quotes #Art Quotes #Block Quotes

“I'll tell you, there's no goodies and baddies in the world, there's just people with intentions that sometimes clash.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I recurred on 'Grey's Anatomy' for three years, and at the same time, I recurred for eight episodes on 'Rescue Me'. And I'd recurred for nine episodes on 'The Practice'. Frankly, the guest star is often the most compelling character.”
“Adolescents sense a secret, unique greatness in thems.elves that seeks expression. They gesture towards the heart when trying to express any of this, a significant clue to the whole affair.”
“Mr. Herschel brought with him the calculations of the computers, and we commenced the tedious process of verification. After a time many discrepancies occurred, and at one point these discordances were so numerous that I exclaimed, "I wish to God these calculations had been executed by steam," to which Herschel replied, "It is quite possible."”

Source : Charles Babbage (2013). “On the Principles and Development of the Calculator and Other Seminal Writings”, p.14, Courier Corporation
“There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.”
“What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.”
“If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart. But you can be fun and fit and social and be really smart. And the smarter you are, the more capable you'll be to handle whatever challenges come up in life.”

Source : Keri Hulme (2005). “The Bone People: A Novel”, p.128, LSU Press
“At the time of the Silver Jubilee, I was a grumpy anti-monarchist. I didn't celebrate and was appalled by the celebrations. In my idiocy, I missed out! I feel completely differently now compared with that time.”

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