"During the Renaissance, women were not allowed to attend art school. Everyone asks, where are the great women painters of the Renaissance?"

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Source : Karen DeCrow (1974). “Sexist justice”, Random House (NY)

Karen DeCrow

#Art Quotes #School Quotes #Renaissance Quotes

“I don't fold under pressure, great athletes perform better under pressure, so put pressure on me.”
“Millions of animals are euthanized every year because shelters can't find homes for them. Buying animals from pet stores also tends to support puppy and cat mills-many of which have deplorable conditions for animals, which shouldn't be tolerated.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In all the houses keys to memorizing objects and feelings had been written. But the system demanded so much vigilance and moral strength that many succumbed to the spell of an imaginary reality, one invented by themselves, which was less practical for them but more comforting.”
“I was on Khodorkovsky's payroll myself for ten years. I'm biased because I respect him.”
“Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing into one the enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and wars of the latter without adequate inducement or justification.”
“In the beginning, the feminine principle was seen as the fundamental cosmic force. All ancient peoples believed that the world was created by a female Diety.”
“I know I'm the guy others will lean on.”
“You know my feelings: Every day is a gift. It's just, does it have to be a pair of socks?”

Source : "In praise of... Tony Soprano" by James Gandolfini, www.theguardian.com. June 20, 2013.

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