"I have received a commission to make a poster against war. That is a task that makes me happy. Some may say a thousand times that this is not pure art.... but as long as I can work, I want to be effective with my art."

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Source : "Letters of Friendship and Acquaintance" [Briefe der Freundschaft und Begegnungen] edited by Hans Kollwitz, p. 95; cited in "Käthe Kollwitz: Woman and Artist" by Martha Kearns, (p. 172), 1976.

Kathe Kollwitz

#Art Quotes #War Quotes #Long Quotes

“That Arthur has not always existed seems odd to me. Like the wind on the moors and the wild winter stars, surely he has always lived . . . and always will.”
“By instructing students how to learn, unlearn and relearn, a powerful new dimension can be added to education.”
“In the life of nations, what in the last resort decides questions is a kind of Judgment Court of God... Always before god and the world the stronger has the right to carry through what he wills.”
“Educate yourself as much as you can with life. Just go out there.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When a woman is exhorted to be compliant, cooperative, and quiet, to not make upset or go against the old guard, she is pressed into living a most unnatural life- a life that is self-blinding.. . without innovation. The world-wide issue for women is that under such conditions they are not only silenced, they are put to sleep. Their concerns, their viewpoints, their own truths are vaporized.”
“The mirrors in your mind can reflect the best of yourself, not the worst of someone else.”
“You hear the same work by different orchestras, different conductors, violinists, pianists, singers, and slowly, the work reveals itself and begins to live deeper in you.”
“Most people, especially activists, recognize their differences with others rather than what they have in common and that leads to frustration more than persuasion.”

Source : "Senior VP of PETA Dan Mathews: On gay rights, empathy for animals, and getting married under the Las Vegas sign". Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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