"Already the writers are complaining that there is too much freedom. They need some pressure. The worse your daily life, the better your art. If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship, this pressure produces diamonds."

-- Tatyana Tolstaya

#Art Quotes #Complaining Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I do think it's often a mistake to call them climate skeptics. I think they're deniers, just as I think president Ahmadinejad of iran who claims not to believe that the Holocaust occurred.”
“The Christian life does not just evolve. It also requires specific decisions and public commitments to deepen our faith and obedience.”

Source : Mark Galli (2011). “Chaos and Grace: Discovering the Liberating Work of the Holy Spirit”, p.115, Baker Books
“Farming is not just for growing crops, it is for the cultivation...o f human beings!”
“Zionism is the most stupendous fallacy in Jewish history”
“True believers are continually shown by reality that their god doesn't exist, but have developed extensive coping mechanisms to deal with this cognitive dissonance.”
“To help, to continually help and share, that is the sum of all knowledge; that is the meaning of art.”
“I think all minority audiences watch movies with hope. They hope they will see what they want to see. That's why nobody really sees the same movie.”
“Slavery was not born of racism; rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.”

Source : Eric Williams (2014). “The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery”, p.16, Rowman & Littlefield

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