"My greatest trials come through those professing to be near and attached friends, who expect things."

-- Grover Cleveland

#Presidential Quotes #Trials Quotes

“...mementos of this world, in which the things worth being were so easily exchanged for the things worth having.”

Source : William Gaddis (1955). “The Recognitions: A Novel”, Harcourt
“She nodded, jotting something in her notebook. Youâ€™re writing that down? Has the interview started?â€ Lee, whenever youâ€™re talking to a reporter, youâ€™re being interviewed.”
“A completely disrespectful photographer was asked to stop taking photographs, and then said, 'I've got what I want. What are you going to do about it?' How would you feel if somebody walked up and started taking your photograph? I don't think you'd be very happy.”
“I have never really been a great artist. I have been a human being that has loved art, which is not the same thing. But I have loved and believed in art and the idea of universal brotherhood so much, that I have put everything I have into them, and I have been blessed.”
“We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no need for temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no need for complicated philosophy, doctrine, or dogma. Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple. The doctrine is compassion. Love for others and respect for their rights and dignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need.”
“The creative industries tend to dismiss technology as just something to buy and not understand how hard it is and how creative it can be as well.”
“If a nonartist teaches a subject called art, it is nonart.”

Source : Daniell Cornell, Ruth Asawa (2006). “The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air”, University of California Press
“I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A lot of us got started in public schools. Charlie Parker and Bud Powell, for example. But now there are no more music teachers in public elementary schools. It's like (Senator) Moynihan said, 'benign neglect.' Just let it rot and fester.”

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