"Just as a chemist "isolates" a substance from contaminations that distort his view of its nature and effects, so the work of art purifies significant appearance. It presents abstract themes in their generality, but not reduced to diagrams."

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Source : Rudolf Arnheim (2004). “Visual Thinking”, p.273, Univ of California Press

Rudolf Arnheim

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“I take my vacation on the combine and tractor.”

Source : "Tester, Rehberg bicker over bona fides in Montana Senate race". www.foxnews.com. August 18, 2012.
“Those who avoid the tough choices of life, live a life they never chose.”
“Well I can understand why men want it to be legal. Obviously they're all hoping they might get to marry me someday. I hate to burst their bubble, but they should just give it up now. Zach Braff doesn't sway that way, you know?”
“Some issues stay fresh every time you open them up. It's like evil magical Tupperware -- it stays fresh forever.”
“I got everything from someone. Nobody can be original.”

Source : "Philip Johnson: What I've Learned". Interview with John H. Richardson, www.esquire.com. February 1999.
“I asked my soul: What is Delhi? She replied: The world is the body and Delhi its life!”
“Everybody can perform, there are so many outlets. Musicians are no longer limited. In the past, the record companies made most of the money. I for one am not sorry to see them fade away.”
“If you're sexy and you know it put your hands up in the air. Put your hands up in the air, girl, put your hands up.”

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