Quotes
Authors
Eugene J. Martin
"There are opposing forces in all living things. My work reflects this and stirs up a contrast of emotions in the viewer... perception versus annoyance. To the viewer who has reached that level of awareness, my work is no longer abstract, but very real." --
Source : "In Memoriam - Eugene James Martin". Direct Art Magazine, Vol. 13, p. 86, Fall-Winter 2006.
Eugene J. Martin
#Real Quotes
#Perception Quotes
#Levels Quotes
“Oh, the secret life of man and woman--dreaming how much better we would be than we are if we were somebody else or even ourselves, and feeling that our estate has been unexploited to its fullest.”
“We have three centers: the emotional center, the intellectual center, and the physical body center. Each one of them has its own intelligence. How much better would we be if all three were working in unison?”
Source : "Erin Gray, Then and Now: an Interview". Interview with Patricia Vollmer, www.wired.com. October 16, 2012.
“My mind shrank from the menace sweeping down on us, as children's do from belief in death and misfortune, vainly clinging to the fancy that great disasters only happen to other people.”
“Under pressure, one of the most important things I have to remember to do is breathe.”
“One fascinating development in recent years is how large companies like Wal-Mart or the major apparel brands are dramatically influencing behavior throughout their supply chains by requiring CSR compliance as a condition of being a supplier.”
Source : "Corporate Social Responsibility: Wisdom or Window Dressing?". Interview with William Fisher, truthout.org. April 7, 2010.
“Suffering is basically the mind's refusal to accept reality as it is.”
“An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy.”
“If people don’t have an understanding of what science is and what scientists do, then they can tend to think that global warming, for example, is just a matter of opinion.”