"Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth."

-- John Ruskin

#Positive Quotes #Art Quotes #Reality Quotes

“His speech is a burning fire.”

Source : Algernon Charles Swinburne, H. M. Burton (2014). “Selections from Swinburne”, p.77, Cambridge University Press
“Why couldn't I be more like other girls my age? Take Mrs. Brown's niece. She spent every waking hour sizing up this beau or that, stitching tea towels and petticoats and putting aside a little each month for a set of Spode Buttercup dishes.”

Source : Kirby Larson (2013). “Hattie Ever After”, p.4, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“I’ve found more tolerance, acceptance and inclusion from social conservative groups who have to reconcile that I’m a Republican who happens to be gay…versus the intolerance the LGBT leaders see me as a gay man who happens to be a Republican.”

Source : "Straight talk about gay Republican congressional candidate Carl DeMaio" By Dana Perino, www.foxnews.com. April 28, 2014.
“A man, when he wishes, is the master of his fate.”
“I had been a veteran of pretty challenging job searches, so I knew firsthand how frustrating, confusing, and demoralizing the job search process can be. Even after you get a job, many people join companies and discover in the first couple weeks that they aren't a good match with the personality and values of the company.”
“So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust war are the American troops called on to fight it. Their service should be honored.”
“When I was in college, I was belittling the woman who later become my wife for not knowing who Boba Fett was, and she responded by asking me if I knew who the Prime Minister of Israel was. Surprisingly? Not Mon Mothma.”
“So whatâ€™s the use of repentance, and what do you care for goodness, and what if you should die in a quake, so who the hell cares? So I walked downtown, so these were the high buildings, so let the earthquake come, let it bury me and my sins, so who the hell cares? No good to God or man, die one way or another, a quake or a hanging, it didnâ€™t matter why or when or how.”

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