"I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

#Artist Quotes #People Quotes #Appreciate Quotes

“Mines are equal opportunity weapons.”
“What holy cities are to nomadic tribes â€” a symbol of race and a bond of union â€” great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the Meccas of the mind.”
“Historically, many of the great names in alpine climbing seemed to have just gone climbing as training. In fact, the model alpinist has often portrayed himself in literature as a half-crazed nonconformist, living life on the edge every moment he's sober enough to climb. It is true that amazing feats of skill and daring have been accomplished using this rather random approach. For some climbers that "life on the edge" approach may be the only way they can accomplish these feats, but there are far better methods to prepare for the challenges of alpine climbing.”

Source : Source: www.omnivoracious.com
“I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head.”

Source : FaceBook post by John Updike from Dec 22, 2013
“We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this.”
“After my spectacular failures, I could not be satisfied with an ordinary success.”
“To make pictures big is to make them more powerful”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.”

Source : Black Power Address at UC Berkeley, delivered October 1966, Berkeley, CA

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