"She who seeks shall find, find all to well, and end up clouding her vision with her own preconceptions."

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Source : Chantal Akerman, Catherine David, Michael Tarantino, Walker Art Center, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1995). “Bordering on fiction: Chantal Akerman's D'Est”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

Chantal Akerman

#Vision Quotes #Preconceptions Quotes

“On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.”
“I find that the quest to be perfect and make perfect music is like a black whole. I realize that you can come with the intention to capture a vibe and use a formula, but you have to accept that most of the time its not going to be what you envisioned and you might manifest something better. I think that's been the hardest thing to wrap my head around that most ideas we go for ends up sounding different. I think art in general should be about enjoying the process and the experience. All that matters is if you feel the music and it captures the element your going for.”

Source : Source: www.highsnobiety.com
“I do a pretty good job at casting actually.”
“Memory, so complete and clear or so evasive, has to be ended, has to be put aside, as if one were leaving a chapel and bringing the prayer to an end in one's head.”
“Pure Christlike love flowing from true righteousness can change the world.”
“I am sure from my experience of juries that, in a criminal case especially, they will obey the law as declared by the Judge; they will take the law from the Judge, whether they like it or do not like it, and apply it honestly to the facts before them.”
“When getting help with money, whether it is insurance, real estate or investments you should always look for a person with the heart of a teacher, not the heart of a salesman.”
“Always push to be creative.”

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