"Any artist who respects himself ought to be, and in every sense of the term, an emigre."

-- Witold Gombrowicz

#Artist Quotes #Term Quotes

“Unpleasant questions are being raised about Mother's Day. Is this day necessary? . . . Isn't it bad public policy? . . . No politician with half his senses, which a majority of politicians have, is likely to vote for its abolition, however. As a class, mothers are tender and loving, but as a voting bloc they would not hesitate for an instant to pull the seat out from under any Congressman who suggests that Mother is not entitled to a box of chocolates each year in the middle of May.”
“There was just no way I could leave this little Martin guitar in my apartment overnight or even in the afternoon, and expect to find it there when I got back.”
“Do not lose your heart to a faery prince. It never ends well.”

Source : Julie Kagawa (2010). “The Iron King”, p.178, Harlequin
“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
“With both people and computers on the job, computer error can be more quickly tracked down and corrected by people and, conversely, human error can be more quickly corrected by computers. What it amounts to is that nothing serious can happen unless human error and computer error take place simultaneously. And that hardly ever happens.”
“Theory without practice is of little value, whereas practice is the proof of theory.Theory is the knowledge, practice the ability.”
“All intellectual tendencies are corrupted when they consort with power.”

Source : Interview with Bill Moyers, billmoyers.com. August 3, 2007.
“I still believe Emmitt has enough left in the tank to be a productive back over the next couple of seasons.”

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