"There are so many things in the world - in the cities - so much to see. Does art need to represent this variety and contribute to its proliferation? Can art be that free? The difficulties begin when you understand what it is that the soul will not permit the hand to make."

-- Philip Guston

#Art Quotes #Hands Quotes #Cities Quotes

“If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.”
“In my preaching the shafts are ever aimed at the brainwashed horde.”
“Always keep a sharp lookout. "Keep your finger out"!”
“Well, my dad (Ken Griffey) taught me that there's three parts. There's hitting, there's defense, and there's baserunning. And as long as you keep those three separated, you're going to be a good player. I mean, you can't take your defense on the bases, you can't take your hitting to the field, and you can't take your baserunning at the plate. But defense, is number one.”
“Filming is like a long air journey: there's so much hanging around and boredom that they keep giving you food.”
“In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.”
“I must say that the Katrina response does help me better understand the situation in Iraq, ... The best bet is that the president doesn't actually know what's happening there, is cocooned from reality, has no one in his high-level staff able to tell him what's actually happening, and has created a culture of denial and loyalty that makes fixing mistakes or holding people accountable all but impossible.”
“The lonely wanderer, who watches by the seashore the waves that roll between him and his home, talks of cruel facts, material barriers that, just because they are material, and not ideal, shall be the irresistible foes of his longing heart.”

Source : Josiah Royce (2015). “The Spirit of Modern Philosophy: An Essay in the Form of Lectures”, p.353, Courier Dover Publications

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