"In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique."

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Charles Jencks

#Understanding Quotes #Ornaments Quotes #Kitsch Quotes

“Symbols are the language of something invisible spoken in the visible world.”
“You must make your own opportunities.”
“Never put a lid on God. You can give God a thimble and ask for a quart. It won't work. Your plans, your projects, your dreams have to always be bigger than you, so God has room to operate. I want you to get good ideas, crazy ideas, extravagant ideas. Nothing is too much for The Lord to do - accent on 'The Lord'.”
“We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that's going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it.”

Source : Interview with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. May 6, 2010.
“The end of every maker is himself.”
“Somehow this madness must cease. We must stop now. I speak as a child of God and brother to the suffering poor of Vietnam. I speak for those whose land is being laid waste, whose homes are being destroyed, whose culture is being subverted. I speak for the poor in America who are paying the double price of smashed hopes at home and death and corruption in Vietnam. I speak as a citizen of the world, for the world as it stands aghast at the path we have taken. I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours.”
“If you spend your whole life being careful not to break anything, you'll get terribly bored, you know...I can't think of anything more fun than being impulsive!”
“I've met a lot of people who are Christian, and they are all very loving, they love the idea that I am Jewish and from Israel. I think they are a little bit excited that I am Jewish from Israel who plays Jesus in The Snack. I can't explain it. But I think because Jesus was a Jew!”

Source : Source: www.patheos.com

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