"Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for amusement... for transfiguration, not for the sake of play."

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Source : Max Beckmann (2013). “On My Painting - Max Beckmann”, p.8, Tate Enterprises Ltd

Max Beckmann

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“the impatience of the old is the worst impatience of all.”

Source : L. T. Meade (2016). “The Honorable Miss: Children's Fiction”, p.201, VM eBooks
“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.”
“It's very fashionable to talk about human trafficking in this fantastic AC hall. It's very nice for discussion, discourse, making films and everything. But it is not nice to bring them to our homes. It's not nice to give them employment in our factories, our companies. It's not nice for our children to study with their children. ... That's my biggest challenge.”

Source : "The fight against sex slavery". TED Talk, www.ted.com. November 2009.
“I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom without paying the price for it.”
“Wounded Warriors tell me they're not just going to walk again, they're going to run, and they're going to run marathons!”
“It's going to be over soon, so I don't really have time to get busy.”

Source : "How Can Women Make Beauty Last, Inside and Out?". Larry King Live, edition.cnn.com. June 8, 2000.
“Once you 'got' Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again.”
“The worst thing about talk ... is that there's no way to lay it to rest. Every fresh breeze brings a new speculation.”

Source : Susan Wittig Albert (2005). “The Tale of Hill Top Farm”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

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