"To say that one need art, or politics, that incorporate ambiguity and contradiction is not to say that one then stops recognizing and condemning things as evil. However, it might stop one being so utterly convinced of the certainty of one's own solutions. There needs to be a strong understanding of fallibility and how the very act of certainty or authoritativeness can bring disasters."

-- William Kentridge

#Art Quotes #Strong Quotes #Evil Quotes

“Human beings disappear; their histories remain.”

Source : Bernard Stiegler, Stephen Barker (2010). “Technics and Time, 3: Cinematic Time and the Question of Malaise”, p.131, Stanford University Press
“Working on photography is working on oneself.”
“Non-violence means dialogue, using our language, the human language. Dialogue means compromise; respecting each otherâ€™s rights; in the spirit of reconciliation there is a real solution to conflict and disagreement. There is no hundred percent winner, no hundred percent loserâ€”not that way but half-and-half. That is the practical way, the only way.”
“I feel very grateful that for some reason I was raised to believe that I had permission to explore the creative world. I'm very aware of what a privilege that is, because most people don't grant themselves that permission, and I really think that's the only thing that separates people that call themselves artists from the rest of the world. It's suspending self-judgment for long enough to do something expressive.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Readers of novels are a strange folk, upon whose probable or even possible tastes no wise book-maker would ever venture to bet.”

Source : 1932 Reading,Writing and Remembering, ch.1.
“Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society.”
“Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.”
“Sitting presidents are very tough to beat.”

Source : Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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