"Tolstoy's definition of art is the inverse of the truth; the task of art is to transform not perception into feeling, but feeling into perception."

-- Raphael Soyer

#Art Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Perception Quotes

“When teachers try to teach, nurses try to nurse, small businesses try to serve their clients and the police try to arrest criminals, there is always a regulator or three breathing down their necks. Conservatives want to make people's lives easier.”

Source : "Tories promise to 'lift the weight of bureaucracy'" by Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2005.
“Hey, I didn't make a big deal out of Hotel California. The 18 million people that bought it did.”
“At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most vulnerable.”
“That is why, according to this newer psychology, Christianity has already fulfilled its biological mission, and it is impossible for the modern man to understand its original significance.”
“How can it be "mutually beneficial" to sell at world market prices the raw materials that cost the underdeveloped countries immeasurable sweat and suffering.”
“You know what I figured out?" I hate this part." Dr. Martin leaned back in his chair. "It means I'm about to lose income or I'm about to learn what a crappy shrink I am." (276)”

Source : Gail Giles (2008). “Right Behind You”, p.113, Hachette UK
“The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I naturally start at Chapter 3.”
“Every piece of art is a mirror and serves the function of reflectivity to expose to you and reveal to you more of who you are.”

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