"A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence."

-- Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

#Art Quotes #Artist Quotes #Existence Quotes

“There is no art without a poetic aim.”
“Obsolescence and death, the reign of the archaic, the abandoned, and the corny: Really, if you saw Windows 3.0 on the sidewalk outside the building, would you bend over and pick it up?!?”
“I could not but wonder at the queen's unprecedented civility, until I realized with a flush of shame that it was my own improved behavior that motivated hers. So it is that we in life determine our own treatment.”
“Aggression is the first step on the slippery slope to selfishness and chaos.”

Source : Anne Campbell (1993). “Men, women, and aggression”, Basic Books
“President Bush insisted today that he was not caving in to big money contributors, big-time lobbyists, and overall industry pressure when he broke a campaign promise to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. But the air was thick today with accusations from people who believe that's exactly what happened.”
“Opportunity is never lost... it simply moves on to someone else if you don't seize it!”

Source : FaceBook post by Kim Garst from Apr 11, 2014
“I don't know what's happened to me. I've got a bit more sophisticated in my old age. I like a bit of jasmine tea. I love it.”
“We will have a more just society as soon as we want one.”

Source : George Packer (2015). “Blood of the Liberals”, p.402, Macmillan

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