"We by art unteach what Nature taught."

-- John Dryden

#Art Quotes #Nature Quotes #Taught Quotes

“My dear sister! Iâ€™m amazed to discover that you can compose so delightfully. In a word, your Lied is beautiful. You must compose more often.”
“In the drawing room [of the Queen's palace] hung a Venus and Cupid by Michaelangelo, in which, instead of a bit of drapery, the painter has placed Cupid's foot between Venus's thighs. Queen Caroline asked General Guise, an old connoisseur, if it was not a very fine piece? He replied "Madam, the painter was a fool, for he has placed the foot where the hand should be.”
“For corporate marketers pod-casting is low hanging fruit.”
“Whoever first thought of imposing a library fine was indeed intelligent.”
“I divide my time badly.”
“My dream has come true. I play with the great players and on a great team. I'm smiling and happy and enjoying the time of my life.”

Source : "More than just the next superstar - Ovechkin's zest for life contagious with Capitals". The Record (Kitchner, Ontario, Canada), October 27, 2006.
“Neoliberal democracy. Instead of citizens, it produces consumers. Instead of communities, it produces shopping malls. The net result is an atomized society of disengaged individuals who feel demoralized and socially powerless. In sum, neoliberalism is the immediate and foremost enemy of genuine participatory democracy, not just in the United States but across the planet, and will be for the foreseeable future.”
“I believe in the ability of focusing strongly in something, then you are able to extract even more out of it. It's been like this all my life, and it's been only a question of improving it, and learning more and more and there is almost no end. As you go through you just keep finding more and more. It's very interesting, it's fascinating.”

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