"...in the face of all dangers, in what may seem a godless region, we move forward through the agencies of love and art."

-- Mark Doty

#Art Quotes #Moving Quotes #Agency Quotes

“[King RenÃ© of Anjou (1409-80)] would not listen to the news of his son having lost the Kingdom of Naples, because he would not bedisturbed when painting a picture of a partridge.”
“Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.”

Source : "eBay Founder Pierre Omidyar On Why He’s Dropped $1 Billion To Make The World A Better Place" by Eleanor Goldberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 20, 2011.
“Our public schools need to be in the control of parents and the community, as opposed to businessmen who see the $23 billion budget as a means to giving no-bid contracts to their cronies.”
“I realized that my identity as a novelist was private. Only I knew how much of a novelist I was!”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Human behavior is subject to the same laws as any other natural phenomenon. Our customs, behaviors, and values are byproducts of our culture. No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns. If the environment is unaltered, similar behavior will reoccur.”
“There is no answer. It's okay. But even if it wasn't okay, what am I supposed to do?”

Source : Raymond Carver (2015). “Cathedral”, p.121, Vintage
“The Americans are extremely gadget minded people and American gadgets have a peculiar characteristic: they work.”
“That's what people who love you do: they hold you and lie. They tell you that you're worthy, that everything will be all right, and they do that even when you both know without a doubt that this is not true, that is it nowhere near the truth.”

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