"I have never, God or whatever knows, prostrated myself to be famous, but I would meander through all the sewers of the world, through all degradations and humiliations, in order to paint. I have to do this. Until the last drop every vision that exists in my being must be purged; then it will be a pleasure for me to be rid of this damned torture"

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Source : Stephan Lackner, Max Beckmann (1983). “Max Beckmann”, Crown Pub

Max Beckmann

#Order Quotes #Vision Quotes #Degradation Quotes

“The want of faith, as well as faith itself, is best shewn by works. If a sceptic avoid the fire as much as those who believe it dangerous to go into it, we can hardly avoid thinking his scepticism to be feigned, and not real.”

Source : Thomas Reid, William Hamilton, Harry M. Bracken, Thomas Reid, Sir William Hamilton (1967). “Philosophical Works”, p.489, Georg Olms Verlag
“The thing that was much harder than I expected was figuring out what to do with 20 tons of books. That led to a lot of trying to move freight with a pallet jack - literally trying to shove a one-ton cube of books into a tiny space.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Like some infernal monster, still venomous in death, a war can go on killing people for a long time after itâ€™s all over.”

Source : Nevil Shute (2010). “Requiem for a Wren”, p.246, Random House
“Imagine if all of life were determined by majority rule. Every meal would be a pizza. Every pair of pants, even those in a Brooks Brothers suit, would be stone-washed denim. Celebrity diet and exercise books would be the only thing on the shelves at the library. And - since women are a majority of the population - we'd all be married to Mel Gibson.”
“Ce que nous connaissons est peu de chose; ce que nous ignorons est immense. What we know is not much. What we do not know is immense.”

Source : "Budget of Paradoxes". Book by Augustus De Morgan, 1866.
“I'm very flexible. I've got flexibility in any weight class. If you guys out there want to fight me man, I will fight you guys.”
“Comparatively there is a much more awareness about energy resources in other countries and especially in the US and European countries. Also people there are much more serious about what they do. Here, people are more concerned about getting a 'degree' rather than this.”

Source : Source: themanipaljournal.com
“My parents are pretty cool people.”

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