"The idea of "making art for art's sake" makes no sense for me. Each area of my life, all the roles I play, influences the others."

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Source : "Ben Sollee Interview | Activism by cello? On a bike?". Interview with Amanda Taylor, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Ben Sollee

#Art Quotes #Play Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Melinda was mine 'til the time that I found her holding Jim, loving him.”
“Photography is only a new road from a different direction, but moving toward the common goal, which is life.”

Source : Anne M. Lyden, Paul Strand, Weston J. Naef (2005). “Paul Strand: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum”, p.5, Getty Publications
“I'm doing a lot more cardio now. I want to be able to run and run and run and not get tired, you know, be able to play at a high level for all four quarters. I like to bike a lot and do some 300s here and there. Really, I love to bike though. I like being outside and moving around, seeing the good scenery around Miami and such.”
“The history of Science is not a mere record of isolated discoveries; it is a narrative of the conflict of two contending powers, the expansive force of the human intellect on one side, and the compression arising from traditionary faith and human interests on the other.”

Source : John William Draper (1875). “History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science: By John William Draper ...”, p.6, New York, D. Appleton
“As an author, you need to keep talking to your audience to remind yourself what they like and what they don't like. You spend most of your life locked in a room, and you need to be social occasionally.”
“Spirit is like a mirror where you see yourself clearly and you start changing yourself.”
“You watch yourself age and it's hard to feel like a sex symbol.”
“Those who know the marvels of chess and wonder why this game of all games does not enjoy greater popularity may also ask why Pepsi-Cola is consumed by more people than Chateau Lafite, or the Beatles are more familiar than Beethoven.”

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