"The eye instinctively looks for analogies and amplifies them, so that a face imagined in the pattern of a wallpaper may become more vivid than a photograph."

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Source : Kenneth Clark (1956). “The nude: a study in ideal form”, M J F Books

Kenneth Clark

#Eye Quotes #Looks Quotes #Analogies Quotes

“You know, Mr. Webb, you have two commands you use with irritating frequency. 'Move' and 'Let's go.”
“People don't understand that's what it takes. People look at this microwave success, but it takes years. You better be about it, and serious about what it is you're trying to put out into the world. The gratification is not going to be instant. This is the long game. You gotta be focused and you gotta have it in your heart, ultimate confidence, that it's dope. When it hits, it's going to be worth.”
“I'm not a competitive person, so I don't feel any pressure to win. I won't sink into a depression if we don't win.”
“As I get older I find that the friendships that are the most certain, ultimately, are the ones where you and the other person have made substantial amounts of money for one another.”

Source : Jonathan Lethem (2005). “Men and Cartoons”, p.58, Vintage
“I was able to afford a car that didn't break down every five minutes.”

Source : "White Stripes For Coffee And Cigarettes". Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, suicidegirls.com. May 9, 2004.
“To be a great pilot you have to make a pact with the devil, but don't let him swallow you up.”
“I don't take myself terribly seriously. It's why I can be incredibly honest about my life.”
“I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.”

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