"Detail is the heart of realism, and the fatty degeneration of art."

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Source : Clive Bell (1958). “Art”, Perigee

Clive Bell

#Art Quotes #Reality Quotes #Details Quotes

“We show our adoration by going to visit Christ in the tabernacle or exposed in the monstrance. Would it not indeed be a failing in respect to neglect the divine Guest who awaits us? He dwells there, really present, He who was present in the crib, at Nazareth, upon the mountains of Judea, in the supper-room, upon the Cross. It is the same Jesus who said to the Samaritan woman, 'If thou didst know the gift of God!'”
“There was my other big misconception. That if I got sober and went to a meeting they'd make me believe in God. Not true. They ask you to believe in a higher power. You need a higher power, but it doesn't have to be a super-natural entity. You have all this power inside you.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“What's the point of a spark of light if it stands alone? The key is, and will always be, synergy. Without it, each and every light being will forever feel broken, misplaced, and internally crippled.”
“I hope that the truth shall eventually give me back my freedom.”
“Not only was I not born to be a slave; I was not born to hope to become the equal of the slave master.”
“Talking about relationships is a surefire way to jinx them.”
“I feel we're on pretty solid ground in interpreting orbit around the sun as the primary driving force behind ice-age glaciation. The relationship is just too clear and consistent to allow reasonable doubt.”

Source : "Despite Global Warming, Scientists Say to Expect Another Ice Age—In 5,000 Years". George Kukla's remarks at the international symposium convened by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, www.columbia.edu. February 25, 2000.
“The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.”

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