"There's nothing shocking inherently about that, given that so much of the way that artists are taught is by copying old master paintings."

-- Kehinde Wiley

#Artist Quotes #Copying Quotes #Way Quotes

“There's a new kind of woman out thereâ€¦She doesn't have time to shop anymore. She wants to know what and why and where and how.”
“You will never have a better friend than a friend who points you to Christ.”
“Mankind might be divided between multitude who hate to be kept waiting because they get bored and the happy few who rather like it because it gives them time for thought.”
“We are all part of some cosmic pattern, and this pattern works toward good and not evil. It builds and does not destroy. So I shall go on in my search for a race where I can find kinship and happiness.”

Source : Henry Kuttner (1968). “The Creature from Beyond Infinity”
“Thereâ€™s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there arenâ€™t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for me to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? Whatâ€™s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed or enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt.”
“Coastal sailing as long as it is perfectly safe and easy commands no magic. Overseas expeditions are invariably bound up with ceremonies and ritual. Man resorts to magic only where chance and circumstances are not fully controlled by knowledge.”
“No animal needs to die in order for me to live. And that makes me feel good.”
“I remember that I'm invisible and walk softly so as not awake the sleeping ones. Sometimes it is best not to awaken them; there are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.”

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