"True science investigates and brings to human perception such truths and such knowledge as the people of a given time and society consider most important. Art transmits these truths from the region of perception to the region of emotion."

-- Leo Tolstoy

#Art Quotes #People Quotes #Perception Quotes

“I had a terrible manager once who described my career as 'spiraling downward.”
“Playing dress up begins at age 5 and never really ends.”
“A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.”
“...when we really get into hard times, where food is scarce or there is none at all, and so with clothing and shelter, money may be no good for there may be nothing to buy, and you cannot eat money, you cannot get enough of it together to burn to keep you warm, and you cannot wear it.”
“I don't think if you take somebody's temperature a lot that will make them well.”

Source : "Mommy Blues" by Ruth Conniff, progressive.org. February 21, 2005.
“My dad's always been a famous actor, so I've grown up with that, and with the lifestyle. In a way, I think I thrive on the insecurity that comes with it. Not in my private life - I like to believe that my friendships and my relationships are strong.”
“Cut the crap. Just don't try to be anything that you aren't, have ambition but when it comes to lyrics especially just be honest and write from the heart almost to an awkward degree, at least that's what works for me.”
“Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.”

Source : James Freeman Clarke (1880). “Self-culture, lectures”

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