"It cannot for a moment be doubted that an art work to be alive, to awaken us to its life, to inspire us sooner or later with its purpose, must indeed be animate with a soul, must have been breathed upon by the spirit and must breathe in turn that spirit."

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Source : Louis Sullivan, Robert Twombly (1988). “The Public Papers”, p.92, University of Chicago Press

Louis Sullivan

#Art Quotes #Healing Quotes #Inspire Quotes

“Thereâ€™s more to being a warrior than killing. A true warrior â€” the best warrior â€” isnâ€™t cruel or mean. He doesnâ€™t claw an enemy who canâ€™t fight back. Whereâ€™s the honor in that?”
“I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and Shakespeare.”
“Turn on the dream you lived through the unwavering gaze. It is as you thought: the living burn. In the floating days may you discover grace.”

Source : Galway Kinnell (1960). “What a kingdom it was”
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
“In art one idea is as good as another.”
“There are, and always have been, destructive pseudo-scientific notions linked to race and religion; these are the most widespread and damaging. Hopefully, educated people can succeed in shedding light into these areas of prejudice and ignorance, for as Voltaire once said: 'Men will commit atrocities as long as they believe absurdities.”

Source : "Exclusive Interview with Martin Gardner". Interview with Bernard Sussman, "Southwind" (Miami-Dade Junior College), Volume 3, No. 1, Fall 1968.
“I'm from the South. I'm a Southern Baptist. I have a conservative point of view. I'm a Republican.”
“Cheryl Cole and Katy Perry are two of the hottest girls in the world - and so normal and funny with it. If I was a few years older they are the kind of girls I'd like to date. I want a younger version of Cheryl and Katy - a mixture of the two would be hot.”

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