"I think that he [Michael Jackson] did derive an ultimate sense of joy and satisfaction in what others enjoyed from him that was denied to himself. There's no question that the transcendent art that he created was a means, an instrument, a vehicle for others to experience what he didn't."

-- Michael Eric Dyson

#Art Quotes #Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The world is full of monsters with friendly faces.”

Source : Heather Brewer (2013). “Eighth Grade Bites #1: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod”, p.82, Penguin
“For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.”
“A handful of older, romantic leading men, like Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Redford are still landing parts.”
“With charm you’ve got to get up close to see it; style slaps you in the face.”
“In my prayers, I want to say: Lord, donâ€™t be far from me, and also donâ€™t come too close. Let me contemplate the stars on the texture of your cloth, but donâ€™t unveil your face to me. Allow me to hear the rivers that you send running, but Lord! Lord! Donâ€™t allow me hearing your voice”
“A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.”
“If we are not one, we are not in the true sense of the word the disciples of the Lord Jesus.”
“I never took banned substances, but I have been courted by doctors who wanted to improve my blood in the laboratory. My mother always put them on a flight.”

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