"I am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honor and reputation."

-- Ben Jonson

#Education Quotes #Past Quotes #Honor Quotes

“Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism.”
“Study the past, if you would divine the future.”
“To the wind with what the world thinks about us. We are not to seek the approval of earth, but the honor of heaven.”
“I am very sad for men and women trapped in any relationship where there is cruelty, dominance, inequity. I long for the liberation of all people.”
“The history of music is nothing more than the history of art-music or classical music, the music that was commissioned by aristocrats.”

Source : "Missed Opportunities". Pitchfork Interview, pitchfork.com.
“My parents came from an environment where everyone knew that the way to be successful was to get a great education, and that was going to be your ticket in life. If you could succeed in education then you would succeed in life, so that was sort of the driving force behind my parents' upbringing, and therefore kind of how they brought me up.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Our time has produced a need for contrast. This has been achieved not only in the external appearance of plastic expressions of coulor and matter, but also, and chiefly, in the tempo of life and in the techniques related to the daily, mechanical functions of life; namely standing, walking, driving, to lying and sitting - in short, every action which determines the content of architecture.”

Source : "Painting and plastic art". De Stijl, series XIII, 73-4, pp. 17 - 18, 1926.
“After 10 years of French torture - psychological torture - it's great to do an American movie.”

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