"The purpose of truly transcendent art is to express something you are not yet, but something that you can become."

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Source : Alex Grey (2017). “The Mission of Art”, p.10, Shambhala Publications

Alex Grey

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“Th direct elimination of elimination of poverty should be the objective of all development aid. Development should be viewed as a human rights issue, not as a question of simply increasing the gross national product (GNP).”
“If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.”

Source : Katharine Hepburn (1987). “The making of The African Queen, or, How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall, and Huston and almost lost my mind”, Alfred A. Knopf
“I'm investigating people who sacrifice trained killers to dark gods. Perfect, it will keep him occupied. In what capacity? Bait.”
“It is so often surprising, who rescues you at your lowest moments.”
“You're not allowed to be an eccentric in the world, you have to fit it.”
“Probably no one alive hasn't at one time or another brooded over the possibility of going back to an earlier, ideal age in his existence and living a different kind of life.”
“If you can see yourself more than just a victim, aha, now you've got the place to move into that is much more vital and creative and is resourceful than being a victim.”

Source : Source: www.psychologyart.com
“When you have an emotional reaction to what you see, you are judging. That is your signal that you have an issue inside of yourself - with yourself - not with the other person. If you react to evil, look inside yourself for the very thing that so agitates you, and you will find it. If it were not there, you will simply discern, act appropriately, and move on.”

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