"I am interested in study, reflection, philosophy - but always as a dilettante. I also consider myself a dilettante as a painter."

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Source : "Antoni Tapies". UNESCO Courier, June 1994.

Antoni Tapies

#Philosophy Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Study Quotes

“Luckily, I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself.”
“For those who reflect on themselves, everything they encounter is medicine. For those who attack others, every thought is a weapon. One is the way to initiate all good, one is the way to deepen all evil. They are as far apart as sky and earth.”
“Covering Africa is 80 percent logistics and 20 percent reporting.”
“The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music.”
“Those edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano.”
“A magnificent restoration awaits us. Christ comes in judgment; then restoration.”
“I wonder why it is we are not all kinder to each other ... How much the world needs it! How easily it is done!”
“One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.”

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