"Without the hard little bits of marble which are called 'facts' or 'data' one cannot compose a mosaic; what matters, however, are not so much the individual bits, but the successive patterns into which you arrange them, then break them up and rearrange them."

-- Arthur Koestler

#What Matters Quotes #Data Quotes #Mosaics Quotes

“Vision, Uncertainty, and Knowledge of Materials are inevitabilities that all artists must acknowledge and learn from: vision is always ahead of execution, knowledge of materials is your contact with reality, and uncertainty is a virtue.”

Source : David Bayles, Ted Orland (2001). “Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”, p.15, Image Continuum Press
“What was transformative was being at the inauguration, reading my poem, and realizing that the quest for home and identity had always been part of my work, but that I'd been home all along.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.”
“Marriage is something that should be tried at least once. It's educational.”

Source : Helen Nielsen (2012). “After Midnight”, p.165, F+W Media, Inc.
“Even ashes are a part of your freedom.”
“When our executive producer, Julie Plec, told me I was going to become a hybrid I got really excited. Because theres a lot of responsibility that comes with that, especially in our world of The Vampire Diaries where Tyler is the first successful hybrid thats made.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If your opponent is tapping, your technique is good. If he is not tapping, your technique sucks.”
“I who have been involved with all styles of painting can assure you that the only things that fluctuate are the waves of fashion which carry the snobs and speculators; the number of true connoisseurs remains more or less the same.”

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