"In the mid-fifties, a revolution occurred and a new word entered the vocabulary of commercial art. Concept... But the change was not entirely good. Our gain was also a loss... There was great value in something well observed and carefully delineated. If the head and heart were often absent, there was something to be said for the presence of a hand."

-- R. O. Blechman

#Art Quotes #Loss Quotes #Hands Quotes

“Even if individual researchers are prone to falling in love with their own theories, the broader process of peer review and institutionalized skepticism are designed to ensure that, eventually, the best ideas prevail.”

Source : "The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science" by Chris Mooney, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2011.
“Water helped ancient man learn those first lessons about the rights of others and responsibility to a larger society.... It became part of the moral and mental legacy parents passed on to their children.”
“One sign of maturity is knowing when to ask for help.”

Source : Dennis Wholey, Cleveland Amory (1986). “Are you happy?: some answers to the most important question in your life”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
“I think in music there is just something inherently spiritual in singing together and harmonizing, and gospel is the truest form of that.”
“In a thousand years, archeologists will dig up tanning beds and think we fried people as punishment.”

Source : Twitter post from May 14, 2011
“I just want Tina Fey to be my best friend. And Lena Dunham. And Oprah, too.”
“'What's your favorite position?' 'CEO.'”
“Nobody's happy. What's happy? Happiness is over when the lights come on." The older woman poured herself a glass of sangria. "Screw that," she said quietly. "What?" "Screw that. Wash your mouth out. Who taught you that half-assed existential drivel?”

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