"There are situations which cannot honorably be met by art."

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Source : George Oppen (2008). “Selected Prose, Daybooks, and Papers”, p.36, Univ of California Press

George Oppen

#Art Quotes #Mets Quotes #Situation Quotes

“Paganism is the worship of life itself in its supreme mysteries of ecstasy and love.”
“Too much sparkle can detract from the focal point of the painting, so I blend some areas to tone down the look of the pastels in less important areas.”
“Stories are propaganda, virii that slide past your critical immune system and insert themselves directly into your emotions.”
“We can't avoid age. However, we can avoid some aging. Continue to do things. Be active. Life is fantastic in the way it adjusts to demands; if you use your muscles and mind, they stay there much longer.”

Source : "Charles H. Townes: What I've Learned" by Scott Carrier, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.
“Now let's take up the minorities in our civilisation, shall we? Bigger the population, the more minorities. Don't step on the toes of the dog-lovers, the cat-lovers, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs, Mormons, Baptists, Unitarians, second-generation Chinese, Swedes, Italians, Germans, Texans, Brooklynites, Irishmen, people from Oregon or Mexico. The people in this book, this play, this TV serial are not meant to represent any actual painters, cartographers, mechanics anywhere. The bigger your market, Montag, the less you handle controversy, remember that!”
“Skill in the digital age is confused with mastery of digital tools, masking the importance of understanding materials and mastering the elements of form.”
“As for the stage fright, it never goes away. When I'm waiting in the wings to go on, it's agony every single time but I stay focused and I know that once I'm on stage it'll be fine; I'll be in my happy little bubble.”
“In fairy tales there's always one person who is made for one other, and they find each other and live happily ever after. Cal was my person. I couldn't imagine anyone more perfect. Yet what kind of sick fairy tale would it be if he was the one made exactly right for me and I wasn't right for him?”

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