"The past, with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, its punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be."

-- Lillian Hellman

#Memories Quotes #Past Quotes #Punishment Quotes

“Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to see the world for what it is, and move to transform it.”
“I don't think that much anymore in terms of 'write a record, record a record, tour a record,' because in my own mind, things have changed, in that I'm just an ongoing artist. I'm not quite sure what the next project needs to be until it presents himself, and then I know. I just follow dutifully while I'm being led.”
“When you look at pornography, the women become objects, whereas what I'm trying to do is make the person in the photograph as important as their body. And obviously, I like tits and arse, because I just do. I like the sex of taking photographs.”
“Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.”

Source : Agnes Martin, Heinz Liesbrock, Josef-Albers-Museum (2004). “Agnes Martin: the islands”, Richter Verlag
“If you asked anybody in my family, they would have very stridently proclaimed themselves middle class. My mother and father were separated, so he doesn't count.”
“To accuse is so easy that it is infamous to do so where proof is impossible!”

Source : Zoë Akins (1923). “Déclassée: Daddy's gone a-hunting; and Greatness - a comedy ...”
“I'm really interested in fashion but at the same time I find it quite competitive. Second-hand stuff leaves you more open to whatever your own personal style is rather than feeling dictated to by shops.”
“While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review process that could create a litigation morass.”

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