"Every great artist has the sense of provocation."

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Source : "The forgotten story of ... Jack Johnson's fight with Oscar Wilde's poet nephew" by Graham Parker, www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2016.

Arthur Cravan

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“People say there's a book in everyone but I'm not sure there is. There might be a pamphlet in me.”
“I really wished he hadn't made me hate to read the Bible. Having it shoved down my throat all my life had made me bitter toward reading it. I believed it, but my dad had used it to his benefit too many times and ignored the parts in there that would point out his wrongs. Like judging Beau without even knowing him. That was in the Bible too.”
“If you are just safe about the choices you make, you don't grow.”
“Freud was the son of a Jewish merchant who had to move his whole family to Vienna because he couldn't get work. He, as a boy, had to watch his father be mocked and abused on the street for being Jewish... You develop a thick skin and you develop a certain kind of wit to defend yourself.”
“So, is there a "new economy?" The answer is: It depends. It depends on how you define new economy, and it depends on where you live.”
“And if it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart, the only dream that mattered had come true. In this life, I was loved by you.”
“People no longer know how to apologize, which is particularly noticeable among athletes, politicians, and entertainment figures.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“We compound our suffering by victimizing each other.”

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