"Artists are a free society's greatest advocates and its best bulwarks. Their triumphs are civilization's triumphs."

-- Andres Serrano

#Artist Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Triumph Quotes

“We need first of all the reform of our justice system. We need reform of the education system, because of quality of education because of innovation and technology. And we need administrative reform. Too much bureaucracy.”
“When golden moments come, when God enables one really to pray without words, who but a fool would reject the gift?”
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.”
“I always knew I'd be in music in some sort of capacity. I didn't know if I'd be successful at it, but I knew I'd be doing something in it. Maybe get a job in a record store. Maybe even play in a band. I never got into this to be a star.”

Source : Bryan Adams (1995). “Bryan Adams”, Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Book
“I remember as a boy when the conversation on civil rights was won in the South. I remember a time when one of my friends made a racist joke and another said, 'Hey man, we don't go for that anymore.'”
“Art is a way of freezing time, or extending time. ... It's another way to bridge the gaps between us.”
“I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican.”
“Success is only another form of failure if we forget what our priorities should be.”

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