"One is also reminded of how, in art, the tortoise so often overtakes the hare..."

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Clement Greenberg

#Art Quotes #Tortoises Quotes #Recognition Quotes

“As a society, we've learned that we're all better off when everyone is included in the opportunities of this great nation.”
“Let the churches preach doctrines, theories, philosophies to their hearts' content, but when it comes to worship, the real practical part of religion, it should be as Jesus says, "When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret".”
“Today, luxury resides in everything that is becoming rare: communion with nature, silence, meditation, slowness rediscovered, the pleasure of living out of step with others, studious idleness, the enjoyment of the major works of the mindâ€“these are all privileges that cannot be bought because they are literally priceless.”
“Beautiful things should belong to beautiful souls.”
“Who wouldn't be a mountaineer! Up here all the world's prizes seem nothing”
“I've got magic. I've got poetry at my fingertips.”
“The idea of an afterlife where you can be reunited with loved ones can be immensely consoling - though not to me.”
“The choiceless truth of who you are is revealed to be permanently here permeating everything. Not a thing and not separate from anything.”

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