"Civilization is the art of living together with people not entirely like oneself."

-- Helen Cam

#Art Quotes #Civilization Quotes #People Quotes

“When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.”
“The beauty of the ragamuffin gospel lies in the insight it offers into Jesus: the essential tenderness of His heart, His way of looking at the world, His mode of relating to you and me. 'If you really want to understand a man, don't just listen to what he says, but watch what he does.”
“For a long time Christianity has sewn its teachings into the fabric of Western culture. That was a good thing â€¦. But the season of sewing is ending. Now is a time for rending, not for the sake of disengaging from culture or retreating from the public square, but so that our salt does not lose its savor.”

Source : "A Time to Rend" by R. R. Reno, www.firstthings.com. November 18, 2014.
“I grew up in a dictatorship in East Africa.”

Source : "Transforming Teresa" by Gail Sheehy, www.motherjones.com. July/August 2004.
“The duty of responsibility placed on any MP is one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed and I for one don't believe the Conservative Party would abuse that trust by selecting someone who did not have the goods to do the job, just for the sake of media coverage.”
“Life's as good as you make it, today we made it good.”
“At the end of the day, the Detroiter may be the most important American there is because no one knows better than he that we're all standing at the edge of the shaft.”

Source : Charlie LeDuff (2013). “Detroit: An American Autopsy”, p.11, Penguin
“You can see in my paintings, I've taken away the context, I've taken away the shadows, I've taken away expression, I've taken away the personal, and yet so much remains!”

Source : Source: www.artzip.org

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