"Art has to change things, and if it was immediately acceptable it would not be doing the job."

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Source : Bbc Forum Questions And Answers, www.antonygormley.com. 2002.

Antony Gormley

#Art Quotes #Jobs Quotes

“An overly pragmatic attitude is not productive on the long run.”

Source : Carlo Rovelli (2007). “Quantum Gravity”, p.4, Cambridge University Press
“Change is like putting lipstick on a bulldog. The bulldog's appearance hasn't improved, but now it's really angry.”
“Once you become an elaborate and well-developed culture, anything from Rome or the Etruscans, for that matter, the food starts to become a representation of what the culture is. When the food can transcend being just fuel, that's when you start to see these different permutations.”
“The object in being on the spiritual path is not to have just a little influx of energy, but to be the energy itself - consciously.”
“Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And as it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed. We are lonely but fearful of intimacy. Digital connections and the sociable robot may offer the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship. Our networked life allows us to hide from each other, even as we are tethered to each other. Weâ€™d rather text than talk.”

Source : Sherry Turkle (2017). “Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other”, p.27, Hachette UK
“The church is so big on law but not on the love.”
“Environmental scientists also show us clearly that from the environmental and ecological points of view that nuclear war is not preventable. The only way to get rid of this danger is to abolish all nuclear weapons”
“There are three ways you can get along with a girl: one, shut up and listen to what she has to say; two, tell her you like what she's wearing; and three, treat her to really good food...If you do all that and still don't get the results you want, better give up.”

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