"Mathematics and art are quite different. We could not publish so many papers that used, repeatedly, the same idea and still command the respect of our colleagues."

-- Antoni Zygmund

#Beauty Quotes #Art Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Actors pull from their own experiences to bring reality to the characters. I wouldn't want to play someone who's a lot like me. There would be no turning it on or off.”
“And you can tell that Britney Spears is struggling with who she is. I think she has a team of agents and managers who are saying, yes, push the envelope, kiss Madonna, take off all your clothes. And sheâ€™s doing that because she doesnâ€™t want to sacrifice this enormous platform that sheâ€™s built. But at the same time, she is sacrificing herself and you can see that in her eyes when she talks.”
“Nothing need be apprehended from this miserable adventurer.”
“I'm the same guy at that podium preaching to the people on every single song. I'm not doing a dance for you on another song. It's all a direct assault.”
“The meaning of the Street in all ways and at all times is the need for sharing life with others and the search for community.”
“The storm is master. Man, as a ball, is tossed twixt winds and billows.”
“...with a cat you stand on much the same footing that you stand with a fine and dignified friend; if you forfeit his respect and confidence the relationship suffers. The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.”

Source : Carl Van Vechten (1996). “The Tiger in the House”, p.2, Courier Corporation
“If we don't change, if the egoic consciousness continues, I don't believe that humanity as a species can survive, or at least human civilization can survive, for another hundred years.”

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