"Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others."

-- Lord Chesterfield

#Self Quotes #Sake Quotes #Denial Quotes

“I often told the fanatics of realism that there is no such thing as realism in art: it only exists in the mind of the observer. Art is a symbol, a thing conjuring up reality in our mental image. That is why I don't see any contradiction between abstract and figurative art either.”
“I think one of the things about creativity is not to be afraid of saying the wrong thing.”
“I've been looking at people and how they change with the times, and lately all I've been seeing are people throwing love away and losing their minds.”

Source : Song: What's Forever For
“Anyone desperate enough for suicide... should be desperate enough to go to creative extremes to solve problems: elope at midnight, stow away on the boat to New Zealand and start over, do what they always wanted to do but were afraid to try.”
“When I consider what it was that moved me to join the Communist Party, I have to cast my mind back for more than a quarter of a century to try and ascertain what precisely my motives at that time were.”
“Books make great gifts because... [they don't] come in any particular size, so you don't have to be embarrassed if you bought somebody the wrong size.”
“If we do not understand our sin, we will not understand the kind of savior we need.”
“By not having sex before marriage, you are insisting on your right to take these things seriously, when many around you do not seem to. By reserving a part of you for someone else, you are insisting on your right to keep something sacred.”

Source : Wendy Shalit (2000). “A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue”, p.212, Simon and Schuster

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