"Faith is the heroism of the intellect."

-- Charles Henry Parkhurst

#Heroism Quotes #Intellect Quotes

“A person can have the greatest idea in the world - completely different and novel - but if that person can't convince enough other people, it doesn't matter,”

Source : "Neuroscientist Reveals How Nonconformists Achieve Success" by Kathi Baker, whsc.emory.edu. September 25, 2008.
“Art alone makes life possible â€“ this is how radically I should like to formulate it. I would say that without art man is inconceivable in physiological termsâ€¦ I would say man does not consist only of chemical processes, but also of metaphysical occurrences. The provocateur of the chemical processes is located outside the world. Man is only truly alive when he realizes he is a creative, artistic beingâ€¦ Even the act of peeling a potato can be a work of art if it is a conscious act.”

Source : Interview in "Artforum" Magazine, November 1969; as quoted in "Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972" by Lucy R. Lippard, University of California Press, (p. 121), 1973.
“I publish a piece in order to kill it, so that I won't have to fool around with it any longer.”

Source : William H. Gass, Theodore G. Ammon (2003). “Conversations with William H. Gass”, p.34, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“A champion is someone who sweats to exhaustion, even when no one else is watching”
“The thing about hip-hop is they always want to classify you as one particular artist, but hip-hop is about going outside the box and expressing yourself however you want to.”
“The day after that wedding night I found that a distance of a thousand miles, abyss and discovery and irremediable metamorphosis, separated me from the day before.”
“We as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It's a way to let the world know that we as women can accomplish great things!”
“Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.”

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