"Perhaps art is a quest for the perfect, or even the imperfect. Reality always falls short on both sides."

-- Anna Deavere Smith

#Art Quotes #Fall Quotes #Reality Quotes

“History never exactly repeats itself, but it does some rather good impressions.”

Source : Comparing the presidential styles of Richard Nixon and George W Bush. Quoted in Worse than Watergate (2004).
“When a painter thinks to disengage from the world outside himself and fantasies unprecedented forms he thinks he will make a painting, he finds in this expression the same effect - I would even say the same picture - that he had unconsciously acquired by his habit to experience reality intensely.”
“Beware of all politicians everywhere. They excelled at recess when they were in school but have excelled at little since.”
“I like physics. I think it is the best science out of all three of them, because generally it's more useful. You learn about speed and velocity and time, and that's all clever stuff.”
“In today's world, I probably would like to work with someone like Gaga,”

Source : "Nile Rodgers Talks Memoir, Sly Stone’s Drug Addiction And Love Of Lady Gaga". Interview with Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 1, 2011.
“People will treat you the way YOU treat you.”
“As for my interest in diversity, I believe it is closely aligned with my work on the project, Giving Voice To Values. That is, there are often times when we may witness or personally experience situations where some individuals are not treated with the same respect or care as others, precisely due to some difference in their identities, their styles, their experiences, or their perspectives. Often it is difficult to speak up in such a situation, for ourselves or for others.”
“Our deepest need is for the joy that comes with knowing we are of genuine use to others.”

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