"We assert that the subject is crucial and only that subject matter is valid which is tragic and timeless."

-- Mark Rothko

#Matter Quotes #Timeless Quotes #Tragic Quotes

“I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.”
“evolution is a tinkerer, an ad-hocker, and a jury-rigger. It works with what it has on hand, not with what it has in mind. Some of its inventions prove elegant, while in others you can see the seams and dried glue.”

Source : Natalie Angier (2008). “The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science”, p.173, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“My father was a Muslim immigrant; when Donald Trump started talking about banning Muslim immigrants from this country, I grew my beard out. My mother hated it. She never wanted me to look particularly "Muslim." She thought if I grew my beard out that people would know, right? "Don't make it hard for yourself. Don't let people know."”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“I can't watch American Idol... it's like karaoke without the booze.”
“Over the years, I've learned that you can have fun with the fabrics and other elements, but if it's not tailored right, you'll blow it.”
“I chose to be Mrs. Johnny Cash in my life. I decided I'd allow him to be Moses and I'd be Moses' brother Aaron, picking his arms up and padding along behind him.”
“Cultures that may seem as durable as stone can break like glass, leaving all the things that held them together unattended. I believe that the craftsman, the artist, the cook, and the silversmith are peacemakers. They instill grace; they lull the world to calm.”

Source : Anthony Shadid (2012). “House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East”, p.139, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Do what you love. Go to a good art school and study with the best teachers. Move to New York and read Ask Mark Kostabi.”

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