"The connoisseur might be defined as a laconic art historian, and the art historian as a loquacious connoisseur."

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Source : Erwin Panofsky (1955). “Meaning in the visual arts: papers in and on art history”

Erwin Panofsky

#Art Quotes #Might Quotes #Laconic Quotes

“Trump doesn't understand the counterintelligence process. Take, for example, Carter Page. He's been appearing on television and acting as though the U.S. intelligence community monitoring his activities in Russia and suspicions that he may have been in league with Russian intelligence is an affront.”
“The reality is that we do not have an air traffic control system that is smart enough and technologically capable enough to be able to handle that kind of demand.”
“Without action, words are just words. Without violence, laws are just words. Violence isnâ€™t the only answer, but it is the final answer.”

Source : Luther Campbell, John Ramsey Miller (1992). “As Nasty As They Wanna Be: The Uncensored Story of Luther Campbell of the 2 Live Crew”, Barricade Books Incorporated
“Art needs to stand for something.”
“Cath ate the banana and held on to his gaze. â€œIâ€™d give you the moon right now,â€ she said. Leviâ€™s eyes flashed happily, and he hitched up an eyebrow. â€œYeah, but would you slay it for me?”
“You need to eat well, sleep well, and have a roof over your head, but donâ€™t go much further than that before extending yourself to others.”
“The world was large, so large. Bigger than it had been before. Family, too, a bigger word. That felt like a good thing. An essential thing. There was power in numbers.”
“Crown and cloth maken no priest, nor emperor's bishop with his words, but power that crist giveth; and thus by life have been priests known.”

Source : "Typical English Churchmen". Book by John Neville Figgis, p. 15, 1909.

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