"And why does England thus persecute the votaries of her science? Why does she depress them to the level of her hewers of wood and her drawers of water? Is it because science flatters no courtier, mingles in no political strife? ... Can we behold unmoved the science of England, the vital principle of her arts, struggling for existence, the meek and unarmed victim of political strife?"

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David Brewster

#Depressing Quotes #Art Quotes #Struggle Quotes

“We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.”
“The blind have no notion of time. The things of time are hidden from them too.”
“My body is so important to me... my face, my arms, my legs, my hands, my eyes, everything. I use everything I have.”
“For me, being alove it is being close to nature, either by the beach or near the ocean. When I look around and see how small I am in comparison to all that surrounds me, it fuels me.”
“I think that we all have to have that rite of passage of dating the tortured artist who seems cooler than we think we are; we aspire to be like them, and we're excited that somebody is turning us on to new music or a new lifestyle.”
“I'm always honored, but I think for every 100 of those that come along, one of them is actually going to happen. And, the fact that this was an offer on a major film that had a start date, was pretty impressive.”

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“Green issues have been used as a marketing tool. Sometimes these green claims are completely meaningless.”
“Blame someone else and get on with your life.”

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