"The truth and the facts aren't necessarily the same thing. Telling the truth is the object of all art; facts are what the unimaginative have instead of ideas."

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Source : A. A. Gill (2008). “Paper view: the best of the Sunday Times television reviews”, Orion Pub Co

A. A. Gill

#Art Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Work extra hard on the beginning of your story, so it snares reader's instantly. And know how you're going to end your story before you start writing. Without a sense of direction, you can get lost in the middle.”
“Focus your business on what you do best. Let everyone else worry about the rest.”
“Who are you? Answer; you are who you are in this given moment. Label-less. Limitless. Remember that from this day forward.”

Source : Connor Franta (2015). “A Work in Progress: A Memoir”, p.135, Simon and Schuster
“Who speaks of art speaks of poetry. There is not art without a poetic aim. There is a species of emotion particular to painting. There is an effect that results from a certain arrangement of colors, of lights, of shadows. It is this that one calls the music of painting”
“There is no such thing as a survivable or local nuclear war.”
“I think for me, home needs to be a sanctuary. I need to feel like I've escaped the day when I get home.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The Tax Code today is more complicated than ever, and the very people on the Republican side who denounce the Tax Code's complexity are the ones that put together what they now call a convoluted monstrosity. They put it into effect.”
“The sad news is, nobody owes you a career. Your career is literally your business. You own it as a sole proprietor. You have one employee: yourself. You need to accept ownership of your career, your skills and the timing of your moves.”

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