"All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being aware of it."

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Source : "Culture: Caspar D. Friedrich and the Wasteland", by Gjermund E. Jansen in "Bits of News", March 3, 2005.

Caspar David Friedrich

#Art Quotes #Blessed Quotes #Sacred Quotes

“Nobody hates hipsters more than hipsters.”

Source : "Q&A: Tim and Eric Cash in on Their 'Billion Dollar Movie'". Interview with Max Evry, www.mtv.com. February 29, 2012.
“I ain't no drinking man, but temptation got the best of me.”
“In a way, painting is like wine: it is as old, as simple, as primitive and as varied. Like wine, it is a very specific means of expression, with a limited vocabulary, but vast in its expressive potential.”
“You complain and demand zero compromise - so the GOP obstructs Obama so the economy doesn't improve - then you complain and demand even more zero compromise. Then you get to blame Obama for the slow recovery, which is sorta like John Wilkes Booth blaming Lincoln for missing the end of a play.”
“Moving from unbelief, to Evangelicalism, and finally home to the Catholic Church, Professor Holly Ordway reveals how a gifted mind, longing for transcendence, can only appropriate it if it is wholly given by the reach and power of God's grace.”
“It is still difficult for many to believe that a deception of such magnitude is possible. Deceptions and false declarations have ben the standard in the politics of the powerful, and certainly are in Israel's policy toward the Palestinians from the start.”

Source : Tanya Reinhart (2011). “Israel/Palestine: How to End the War of 1948”, p.37, Seven Stories Press
“If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma'am. And you've got to have that kind of structure in your life. It kind of helped me be that disciplined person that I am, whether it's with workouts, film or just the game of football.”
“I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.”

Source : "Ex-Sen. Specter plans to win fight against cancer", www.cnn.com. August 28, 2012.

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