"When I was taking art history I was always angry that we would skip certain chapters because "it wasn't important." Like, "Let's skip over the Japanese. Let's just get to Giotto, because that's where everything begins." It's like, no. Everything is relevant to me."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Ali Banisadr

#Art Quotes #Important Quotes #Giotto Quotes

“Each one of us, as long as life stirs is us, may play a part in extricating ourselves from the power system by asserting our primacy as people in quiet acts of mental or physical withdrawal-in gestures of non-conformity, in abstentions, restrictions, inhibitions, which will liberate us from the domination of the pentagon of power.”
“We've left the moment. It's gone. We're somewhere else now, and that's okay. We've still got that moment with us somewhere, deep in our memory, seeping into our DNA. And when our cells get scattered , whenever that happens, this moment will still exist in them. Those cells might be the biulding block of something new. A planet or star or a sunflower, a baby. Maybe even a cockroach. Who knows? Whatever it is, it'll be a part of us, this thing right here and now, and we'll be a part of it.”
“We wish to find the truth, no matter where it lies. But to find the truth we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact.”
“Racing should never be an ordeal, rather an enjoyable and life-enhancing experience.”
“Know with certainty that there is a God, and that there exists a world beyond this one - the world of souls.”
“Public speaking professionals say that you win or lose the battle to hold your audience in the first 30 seconds of a given presentation.”

Source : John Medina (2014). “Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School”, p.78, Pear Press
“What suffering has taught me is the uselessness of suffering.”

Source : Bernard Malamud (2004). “The Fixer: A Novel”, p.333, Macmillan
“You don't make a fortune doing cartoons. It's a lot of fun, it keeps you busy, and it's better than a kick in the pants, absolutely. But doing voiceover work doesn't make you rich. It just doesn't.”

Source : "Patrick Warburton on 'Hoodwinked'". Interview with Michael J. Lee, movies.radiofree.com. December 12, 2005.

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