"Everywhere in the modern world there is neglect, the need to be recognized, which is not satisfied. Art is a way of recognizing oneself, which is why it will always be modern."

-- Louise Bourgeois

#Art Quotes #Needs Quotes #World Quotes

“It is satisfying for the descendant of a dissident refugee from Elizabeth I to present his credentials to Elizabeth II.”

Source : The Observer, July 03, 1977.
“The best leaders... almost without exception and at every level, are master users of stories and symbols.”
“Optimism is a revolutionary act”
“Alliteration seems to offend people.”
“The wailing owl screams solitary to the mournful moon.”

Source : David Mallet (1759). “Miscellaneous poems”, p.79
“I think it's really odd, too, that the public is so privy to how much money the actors make and what movies cost. It seems to me to be beside the point. When I go to a movie I really don't want to think about the money. I want to see the story”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.”
“The central attitudes driving the Water Torturer are: You are crazy. You fly off the handle over nothing. I can easily convince other people that you're the one who is messed up. As long as I'm calm, you can't call anything I do abusive, no matter how cruel. I know exactly how to get under your skin.”

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