"Light - dews - breezes - bloom - and freshness; not one of which... has yet been perfected on the canvas of any painter in the world."

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Source : John E. Thornes, John Constable (1999). “John Constable's Skies: A Fusion of Art and Science”, p.153, A&C Black

John Constable

#Light Quotes #Perfection Quotes #Dew Quotes

“Each time I reach a goal or read a great review, I am beyond pleased.”
“We idealize the transformative life into a life of power, of extraordinary experience, of deep realization. It is none of these things; rather it is a life that is without a trace, a life as it actually is, which is without me.”
“One thing you can't do with babies, you can't give them steak.”
“Victor Hugo makes one of his heroines--an actress--say, "My art endows me with a searching eye, a knowledge of the soul and the soul's workings; and, spite of all your skill, I read to the depths." This is a truth more or less powerful, as one is more or less gifted by the good God.”
“The more we thank God for the blessings we receive, the more we open the way for further blessings.”
“Health is the state about which medicine has nothing to say.”
“Your work is a separate thing from you. You are this person who has your friends and your life, and you have to see the separation. If you see the separation between your work and yourself it's so much easier.”

Source : "Julie Brown Finds New "Vague Celebrities" to Poke Fun At". Interview with Robyn Ross, www.tvguide.com. November 16, 2010.
“When you have been in TV and performing for as long as I have, you realise that you probably entertain in your sleep too... as for my catch phrase, I didn't actually say so much 'Can you see what it is yet?”

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