"Art flouts convention. Convention became convention because it works."

-- Stewart Brand

#Art Quotes #Conventions Quotes

“Her smile, I'm sure, burnt Rome to the ground.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 13, 2012
“I never knew anybody . . . who found life simple. I think a life or a time looks simple when you leave out the details.”
“It's interesting, because I tend to trust a man with big ears.”
“If it [talent] isnâ€™t strong enough to take the gaff of real training, then itâ€™s not worth much.”
“The whole idea of civilization as an understandable narrative is a bit nuts. It's the most problematic of delusions.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“You know what offends me? Offended people. In a country with guaranteed rights to freedom of religion, its citizens are constantly trying to make faith in public spheres illegal, I am offended by that contradiction and want to talk about it as a comic.”
“when I came to know Greek art I instantly understood that excess and perfection are enemies; yet on the other hand this world and the millions of worlds around us live by fire ... !”

Source : Ethel Smyth (1946). “Impressions that remained”
“All you have done is to be different from other women and you have made a little success of it. This is unforgivable sin in any society. The mere fact that you have succeed to run the mill is an insult to everyman who hasn't succeed.”

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