"Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated."

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Source : Auguste Rodin (2012). “Rodin on Art and Artists”, p.1, Courier Corporation

Auguste Rodin

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“Weary or bitter of bewildered as we may be, God is faithful. He lets us wander so we will know what it means to come home.”

Source : Marilynne Robinson (2008). “Home: A Novel”, p.102, Macmillan
“As for me, I've chosen to follow a simple course: Come clean. And wherever possible, live your life in a way that won't leave you tempted to lie. Failing that, I'd rather be disliked for who I truly am than loved for who I am not. So, I tell my story. I write it down. I even publish it. Sometimes this is a humbling experience. Sometimes it's embarrassing. But I haul around no terrible secrets.”
“I like books that aren't just lovely but that have memories in themselves. Just like playing a song, picking up a book again that has memories can take you back to another place or another time.”
“I called my mother up when they announced the Nobel Prize, waiting until 7 in the morning. She said, "That's nice - and when are you going to see me next?”

Source : "The Science Guy". www.nytimes.com. April 16, 2009.
“Everyone I built a course for thinks they have the best golf course in the world and I'm very pleased and proud of that.”
“I'm not saying that charming, witty and warm copy won't sell. I'm just saying I've seen thousands of charming, witty campaigns that didn't sell.”
“The most we can get out of life is its discipline for ourselves, and its usefulness for others.”
“Science for the Citizen is ... also written for the large and growing number of adolescents, who realize that they will be the first victims of the new destructive powers of science misapplied.”

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