"Art can contradict Science."

-- Austin Osman Spare

#Art Quotes #Contradiction Quotes

“But one day, when I was still young, I was parted from my family and left my native country. I hunted and searched for music, and destiny turned me into the object of my hunt. The circumstances of life became my 'antlers' and prevented me from returning home.”

Source : Georg Solti, Harvey Sachs (1997). “Solti on Solti: a memoir”, Vintage
“The belief that life on earth arose spontaneously from nonliving matter, is simply a matter of faith in strict reductionism and is based entirely on ideology.”
“We need to make sure that our children know different kinds of people, eat different kinds of food, and learn our true history. The way most schools teach history is wrong. If they talk about slavery it's typically just for a couple of days and the lessons almost never address the systems that have hindered people of color for more than 250 years. This has to change.”
“Writing is really very easy. Tap a vein and bleed onto the page. Everything else is just technical.”
“No one is thinking about you. They're thinking about themselves, just like you.”

Source : Helen Fielding (2009). “Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination”, p.12, Pan Macmillan
“It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno. - Bertrand Zobrist”
“When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself) emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.”

Source : Roger Crawford (1999). “How High Can You Bounce?: Turn Setbacks Into Comebacks”, Bantam
“I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.”

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