"One great function of the arts is to keep ideals alive in a culture that does not yet realize them."

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Source : Susan Neiman (2009). “Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-up Idealists”, p.159, Random House

Susan Neiman

#Art Quotes #Culture Quotes #Alive Quotes

“It's when you have friends that you can afford to be lonely. When you know a lot of people, loneliness becomes a luxury. It's only when you're forced to be lonely that it's bad.”
“A letter is the portrait of the soul ...”
“Soccer is easy if you work hard at it.”
“You can't help people that don't want to be helped.”
“The World Cup needs a brilliant Brazilian team.”
“I have two hands. I can hold two medals.”
“Progress is personal; it comes from individuals demanding more of themselves and everyone else.”

Source : "Richard Koch, author of The 80/20 Principle". Interview with Avi Solomon, boingboing.net. May 12, 2011.
“My work is getting stronger & stronger and more intense all the time.... I have such a rush of new energy & notions coming into my head, over my horizon like chariots of fire that all I want is freedom to step aside and execute them.”

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