"That the mere matter of a poem, for instance--its subject, its given incidents or situation; that the mere matter of a picture--the actual circumstances of an event, the actual topography of a landscape--should be nothing without the form, the spirit of the handling, that this form, this mode of handling, should become an end in itself, should penetrate every part of the matter;Mthis is what all art constantly strives after, and achieves in different degrees."

-- Walter Pater

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“The best leaders are very often the best listeners. They have an open mind. They are not interested in having their own way but in finding the best way.”
“If your users have many questions, it's a failure of your primary site design. It becomes not so much customer support, as much as customer complaints,”
“Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.”
“My disinterest in your bullshit is so tangible you could make bricks out of it”

Source : Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.1999, Del Rey
“I do not have the answers and as a woman I do not intend to play my own thoughts over the truth. I can clearly state the problems and tell you that I suffer from them.”
“I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't have to be a symbol to anybody; I don't have to be a first to anybody.”

Source : "Lena Horne obituary" by John Fordham, www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2010.
“You can stand on the cliff of my heart and shout nothing but â€˜uglyâ€™ through me. I promise all I will echo back is â€˜Beauty, beauty, you have always been beauty”
“The President seems to extend executive privilege way out past the atmosphere. What he says is executive privilege is nothing but executive poppycock.”

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