"Vulgarity is not as destructive to an artist as snobbery."

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Pauline Kael

#Artist Quotes #Vulgarity Quotes

“The border between the natural and the supernatural, religion and philosophy, may not always be clear. But there are lines, and we should know and accept which side of it we are on.”
“Dad sometimes patted me on the knee and called me his Little Schmuck.”

Source : Michael Reagan, Joe Hyams (1988). “On the outside looking in”, Zebra Books
“The Reverend Douglas Wilson may not be a professional historian, as his detractors say, but he has a strong grasp of the essentials of the history of slavery and its relation to Christian doctrine. Indeed, sad to say, his grasp is a great deal stronger than that of most professors of American history, whose distortions and trivializations disgrace our college classrooms. And the Reverend Mr. Wilson is a fighter, especially effective in defense of Christianity against those who try to turn Jesus' way of salvation into pseudo-moralistic drivel.”
“If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.”
“I've been very much intrigued by and impressed with women. But I've never been intimidated. Even if I make a fool of myself, it's better to have tried.”

Source : "Kellan Lutz is a One-Woman Kind of Guy". Interview With Mickey Rapkin, www.elle.com. November 16, 2012.
“We have some breaking news from our dedicated kale coverage desk here at NPR.Starting now, Chick-fil-A has kale on its menu next to the spicy chicken sandwich and the waffle fries. It's called the Superfood Side.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“They that examine into the Nature of Man, abstract from Art and Education, may observe, that what renders him a Sociable Animal, consists not in his desire of Company, Good-nature, Pity, Affability, and other Graces of a fair Outside; but that his vilest and most hateful Qualities are the most necessary Accomplishments to fit him for the largest, and, according to the World, the happiest and most flourishing Societies.”

Source : Bernard de Mandeville (1723). “The Fable of the Bees”, p.1, Jazzybee Verlag
“if something is there, you can only see it with your eyes open, but if it isn't there, you can see it just as well with your eyes closed. That's why imaginary things are often easier to see than real ones.”

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