"Of course I constantly despair at my own incapacity, at the impossibility of ever accomplishing anything, of painting a valid, true picture or even knowing what such a thing ought to look like. But then I always have the hope that, if I persevere, it might one day happen. And this hope is nurtured every time something appears, a scattered, partial,Â initial hint of something which reminds me of what I long for, or which conveys a hint of it â€“ although often enough I have been fooled by a momentary glimpse that then vanishes, leaving behind only the usual thing."

Source : Gerhard Richter, Dietmar Elger, Hans-Ulrich Obrist (2009). “Gerhard Richter: writings 1961-2007”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

Gerhard Richter

#Knowing Quotes #Long Quotes #Leaving Quotes

“Question Period is not part of the legislative process,and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the Executive that the Government cannot evade.”

Source : "The House Of Commons At Work". Book by John Allen Fraser, Chapter 9, The House of Commons Functions, 1993.
“Attachment is the main thing that is blocking your path towards enlightenment.”
“I think I've found my passion in life. I'm going to direct a couple of short film on hiatus. That's what I really want to do.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I honestly believe that sound commercialism is the best test of true value in art. People work hard for their money and if they won't part with it for your product the chances are that your product hasn't sufficient value. An artist or writer hasn't any monopoly .... If the public response to his artistry is lacking, he'd do well to spend more time analyzing what's the matter with his work, and less time figuring what's the matter with the public.”

Source : Berton Braley (1934). “Pegasus Pulls a Hack: Memoirs of a Modern Minstrel”
“I play a slave. How black is that? I have to wear chains. How whack is that? But donâ€™t worry. I get free. I save my wife and I kill all the white people in the movie. How great is that?”
“I saw a very good Hollywood film the other day. It was about Cole Porter.”
“My loving children, my children who were created with God's beauty, my wise children, whatever difficulty you may have, do not ever leave His charge. Just as the prophets of God kept their faith firm and were tolerant in spite of the problems they had, no matter what difficulties you may experience, be tolerant, be forbearant and embrace all living things as your own life.”

Source : "The Tree That Fell To The West: Autobiography of a Sufi". Book by Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, 2003.
“Every writer hopes his or her book will be its own thing.”

Source : "Bigger than Dan Brown" by Gary Younge, www.theguardian.com. July 17, 2005.

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