"The problem for most artists isn't piracy, it's obscurity."

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Tim O'Reilly

#Artist Quotes #Obscurity Quotes #Problem Quotes

“Dallas Green is basically Canadian royalty.”
“We long to find someone who has been where we've been, who shares our fragile places, who sees our sunsets with the same shades of blue. Soul mates. They somehow validate the depth of our experiences.”
“It doesn`t hurt to get more education.”
“You are adorable, mademoiselle. I study your feet with the microscope and your soul with the telescope.”
“"I would like to apologize" may sound like an apology, but it is no more an actual apology than saying "I would like to lose weight" makes you suddenly slimmer.”

Source : John Kador (2009). “Effective Apology: Mending Fences, Building Bridges, and Restoring Trust”, p.200, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“When I see that people are touched, and they feel solidarity with him, I say to myself, "I made a little change."”
“The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.”

Source : "The Last Years of a Rebel : A Memoir of Edith Sitwell". Book by Elizabeth Salter, 1967.
“If mortals wait until the gods remake the world to their liking to be happy, they are already in hell.”

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