"The mission of art is to represent nature not to imitate her."

-- William Morris Hunt

#Art Quotes #Missions Quotes #Art Is Quotes

“What kind of Dv would it take to escape history, to escape an inertia that powerful, and carve a new course? The hardest part is leaving Earth behind.”
“Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.”
“To the ACLU, the First Amendment speaks more directly to freedom from religion than it does to freedom of religion.”
“The improved American highway system isolated the American-in-transit. On his speedway he had no contact with the towns which he by-passed. If he stopped for food or gas, he was served no local fare or local fuel, but had one of Howard Johnson's nationally branded ice cream flavors, and so many gallons of Exxon. This vast ocean of superhighways was nearly as free of culture as the sea traversed by the Mayflower Pilgrims.”
“The end was surely near. The Nazis killed you only when you were naked, because they knew, psychologically, that naked people never resist.”
“What's the point in being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? How very odd, to believe God gave you life, and yet not think that life asks more of you than watching TV.”
“Atheism is spreading like wildfire.”
“Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.”

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