"Art for art's sake, with no purpose, for any purpose perverts art. But art achieves a purpose which is not its own. (1804)"

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Source : 'Journal intime' 11 February 1804, in 'Revue Internationale' 10 January 1887 p. 96 (describing a conversation with Crabb Robinson about the latter's work on Kant's aesthetics).

Benjamin Constant

#Art Quotes #Purpose Quotes #Sake Quotes

“People who haven't ridden in trains don't know what they're missing. It's not like an airplane. You get to see the countryside, the beautiful country we live in. Unfortunately, our railroads have dwindled in passenger traffic.”
“There's a spectrum of possibilities. You can underline the bass, or not at all. You can create something that is well-anchored or that is floating and never arriving. You can make a melodic line dominant or barely visible. The conducting gesture is akin to painting or sculpture.”

Source : "There Will Be Joy". Interview with Laurence Equilbey, logger.believermag.com. There Will Be Joy.
“The biggest benefit in my life comes from my Segway, which I use everywhere I am. If I'm going to San Antonio, for example, I'll load it in the car and just go everywhere with it.”
“If you think of harming someone, this is the same as actually doing it, in terms of the spiritual world, since the spiritual world is vibrational, which includes thinking.”

Source : "Spiritual Journey: Michio Kushi's Guide to Endless Self-Realization and Freedom". Book by Michio Kushi and Edward Esko (p. 54), December 1994.
“The world economy is in a nosedive, and understanding what I call "depression economics" - the weird world you get into when even a zero interest rate isn't low enough, and a messed-up financial system is dragging down the real economy - is essential if we're going to avoid the worst.”
“I am like Dante, I walk through hell, but I am not burning.”
“I grew up dancing, and my ballet teacher was literally a drill sergeant; she was so strict and so scary. And it made me a better dancer.”
“The people of California clearly have the right to prohibit the sale of a product that is the result of abject animal abuse.”

Source : "California files appeal to have block on foie gras ban overturned". www.theguardian.com. February 5, 2015.

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