"All the things an artist must be: poet, explorer of nature, philosopher!"

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Source : Paul Klee, Felix Klee (1968). “The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918”, p.256, Univ of California Press

Paul Klee

#Artist Quotes #Philosopher Quotes #Poet Quotes

“Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.”
“Guys don't like girls that throw themselves at them. That's something that I've learned.”
“Something in our nature cries out to be loved by another. Isolation is devastating to the human psyche. That is why solitary confinement is considered the cruelest of punishments.”
“I think TV is a medium where you can be entertained, you can be informed, you can relax and you can escape whenever you want. There's no other media, exception for fictional books, where you can do that. But additional to books you also have the picture, it's not only the text and that's the reason why, in terms of getting to the heart of the people, getting to the emotions of people, TV is the ideal media to get them. There is no other media who can do that.”
“In music the mystical element is definitely there all the time, and one can see it.”
“You have to try the impossible to achieve the possible”
“Tis on the living Envy feeds. She silent grows When, after death, man's honor is his guard. So I, when on the pyre consumed I lie, Shall live, for all that's noblest will survive.”
“You know I don't think there will ever be a time when the English player is not respected, and feared, across the world of football. The English footballer is very brave and strong and committed and there is always enough high-class players in his team to cause concern in any opponent. It is a national characteristic.”

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