"At times failure is very necessary for the artist. It reminds him that failure is not the ultimate disaster. And this reminder liberates him from the mean fussing of perfectionism."

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Source : John Berger (2011). “A Painter of Our Time”, p.168, Vintage

John Berger

#Mean Quotes #Artist Quotes #Perfection Quotes

“Not all who seem to fail have failed indeed,Not all who fail have therefor worked in vain.There is no failure for the good and brave.”
“There is such a thing as society. It's just not the same thing as the state.”

Source : "In Full: Cameron Victory Speech". news.bbc.co.uk. December 06, 2005.
“Adults are locked into car payments and divorces and work. They haven't got time to think fresh.”
“Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.”

Source : Mary Pipher (2005). “Reviving Ophelia”, p.16, Penguin
“The word that best sums up this team is sacrifice.”
“Ron Paul warned everyone that the Patriot Act could be used against innocent American citizens. His critics said he was siding with terrorists. Now, either A. Ron Paul was right. Or B. All Verizon users are terrorists.”
“Do you sometimes wish you could fast-forward a week? You know something bad's coming up, and you know you'll get through it, but the prospect just makes you feel sick. I worried for about thirty minutes, and though I knew there was no point in doing so, I could feel my anxiety twisting me up in a knot. 'Bullshit,' I told myself stoutly. 'This is utter bullshit.”
“I knew I would be able to come back from the injury 100 percent.”

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