"Keep in mind that books, like art museums, are not always geared to the desires of the reader."

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Tyler Cowen

#Art Quotes #Book Quotes #Museums Quotes

“Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.”
“You must ask for God's help. Even when you have done so, it may seem to you for a long time that no help, or less help than you need, is being given. Never mind. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again. Very often what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself but just this power of always trying again.”
“Color and I are one. I am a painter.”
“I've always loved doing covers. Some artists don't like covers. Some listeners don't like covers. But I love them. It gives you a new perspective production-wise. It's easier for me, if I'm starting a new record, I like to produce a few songs that aren't mine just so it frees me up not to worry about it so much.”
“Congealed thinking is the forerunner of failure... make sure you are always receptive to new ideas.”
“Our social and economic systems are so devoid of humanity and love.”
“In the Bible, fate was often presented as the handmaiden of morality: sin was succeeded by misfortune, righteousness by prosperity, with reward and punishment instrumental in persuading man to obey divine commandments.”

Source : Israel Shenker (1985). “Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life”, Doubleday Books
“There are downsides to every technology. Fire kept us warm, but also burned down our villages.”

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