"It became a question of taste. I have a certain taste in art history. And that - I had a huge library of art history books in my studio. And I would simply have the models go through those books with me, and we began a conversation about, like, what painting means, why we do it, why people care about it why or how it can mean or make sense today."

-- Kehinde Wiley

#Art Quotes #Book Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.”
“The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.”
“Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives.”
“Sometimes I have wondered whether life wouldn't be much more amusing if we were all devils, and no nonsense about angels and being good.”
“But when we observe, we are forced to pay attention. We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness. We have to engage.”

Source : Maria Konnikova (2013). “Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes”, p.9, Canongate Books
“I want them [people] to feel open and comfortable to share the messy, dirty, shameful parts of themselves. Those are the parts I wanna see. And that eating disorders aren't just about "being thin."”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Beauty, delicacy and position-these were the foundations of courtly equestrianism”
“You almost have to be a rock star to generate the kind of fever you need to survive in American politics.”

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