"Art and relligion are not professions: they are not occupations for which men can be paid. The artist and the saint do what they have to do, not to make a living, but in obedience to some mysterious necessity. They do not product to live - they live to produce."

-- Clive Bell

#Art Quotes #Men Quotes #Saint Quotes

“I still live in an apartment in Paris with my wife. No, we don't have a yacht, but we do have a house in Spain; that is my luxury.”
“Who invented the human heart, I wonder? Tell me, and then show me the place where he was hanged.”

Source : Lawrence Durrell (2012). “The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea”, p.74, Faber & Faber
“The human animal needs a freedom seldom mentioned, freedom from intrusion. He needs a little privacy as much as he wants understanding or vitamins or exercise or praise.”
“Happiness is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.”
“I started, me by myself, found a great co-founder, got up to 95 people, and then it ended with me by myself again.”
“It is only in folk tales, children's stories, and the journals of intellectual opinion that power is used wisely and well to destroy evil. The real world teaches very different lessons, and it takes willful and dedicated ignorance to fail to perceive them.”
“Take pleasure in your dreams; relish your principles and drape your purest feelings on the heart of a precious lover.”
“Making it to the NFL is a huge accomplishment. Making it in the NFL is a huge accomplishment, but I haven't done that yet. No matter how many games we've played, it's still hard to figure out when you've made it in the NFL.”

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