"The first impression and a natural one is, that the fine arts have risen or declined in proportion as patronage has been given to them or withdrawn, but it will be found that there has often been more money lavished on them in their worst periods than in their best, and that the highest honours have frequently been bestowed on artists whose names are scarcely now known."

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Source : John Constable (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of John Constable (Illustrated)”, p.599, Delphi Classics

John Constable

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“The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.”
“Pakistani feature films are all about catering to the male ego and male fantasy.”

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“I'm just trying to illustrate that it's okay to be different â€” not that it's good, not that it's bad, but that it's all right. I'm trying to tell kids to have a good time and to encourage them to be creative and to question things,”
“If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.”

Source : "Garret Dillahunt Talks About the Challenge and Heightened Language of TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE" by Christina Radish, collider.com. June 12, 2012.
“Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale, but surely, a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for.”

Source : "Message to the Public," Times (London), 11 Feb. 1913
“In the second century A.D. the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius may have best defined pantheism when he wrote, â€œEverything is interwoven, and the web is holy.”
“We are all differently broken, semi-functional, rusted out love machines”
“We have no target for the number of medals we hope to win in 2012 - yet. But we want every kid in the country to have the chance to have the best opportunities.”

Source : "Sports bodies streamlined to prepare future medal winners" by Andrew Culf, www.theguardian.com. September 16, 2005.

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