"Mary O'Neal used to say that I was teaching her course in disguise, as she said "in cultural disguise." What she meant was that this really was a very fervent kind of civil rights art course, not altogether art history. It wasn't altogether theory. She called it an action course."

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David C. Driskell

#Art Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Rights Quotes

“The earth is mankind's ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma. When it trembles and gives way beneath our feet, it's as though one of God's checks has bounced.”
“The content and forms of American communications-the myths and the means of transmitting them-are devoted to manipulation. When successfully employed, as they invariably are, the result is individual passivity, a state of inertia that precludes action.”
“I see myself forever and ever as the ridiculous man, the lonely soul, the wanderer, the restless frustrated artist, the man in love with love, always in search of the absolute, always seeking the unattainable”

Source : Henry Miller (1962). “Stand Still Like the Hummingbird”, p.49, New Directions Publishing
“We do not see what is â€œreal,â€ we see what we are.”
“Technological man can't believe in anything that can't be measured, taped, or put into a computer.”
“I'll find you- Keep calling for me, Viola- Cuz here I come.”
“It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.”
“I AM (your true self) is not interested in manâ€™s opinion. All its interest lies in your conviction of yourself. What do you say of the I AM within you? Can you answer and say, â€œI AM Christâ€? Your answer or degree of understanding will determine the place you will occupy in life. Do you say or believe yourself to be a man of a certain family, race, nation, etc.? Do you honestly believe this of yourself? Then life, your true self, will cause these conceptions to appear in your world and you will live with them as though they are real.”

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