"Art is what everyone knows it is."

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Source : Benedetto Croce, Remo Bodei (2007). “Breviary of aesthetics: four lectures”, Univ of Toronto Pr

Benedetto Croce

#Art Quotes #Art Is Quotes

“Those who are learning to compose and arrange their sentences with accuracy and order are learning, at the same time, to think with accuracy and order.”
“I can't remember the first song I learned to play on bass, but the first song I learned to play on guitar was 'For Your Love' by the Yardbirds. That kind of was the beginning for me. I thought it was a great song and I loved the open chord progression at the beginning of that song.”
“When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think”

Source : "Fictional character: John Keating". "Dead Poets Society", 1989.
“It's sad that people listen to music and decide how the singer should look.”
“You don't have to have a terrific voice or know how to read music. The only requirement is that you enjoy singing, fun and fellowship. And, this is a great hobby for fathers and sons to share.”
“When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten; when the belt fits, the belly is forgotten; when the heart is right, "for" and "against" are forgotten. There is no change in what is inside, no following what is outside, when the adjustment to events is comfortable. One begins with what is comfortable and never experiences what is uncomfortable, when one knows the comfort of forgetting what is comfortable.”
“Jesse Jackson has to get back to "I am somebody" instead of "I am some color."”
“I'm honored to be in a position to have young girls or performers look up to me.”

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