"Of course, it is well to go abroad and see the works of the old masters, but Americans... must strike out for themselves, and only by doing this will we create a great and distinctly American art."

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Source : Thomas Eakins, Lloyd Goodrich, Whitney Museum of American Art (1970). “Thomas Eakins: retrospective exhibition, September 22 to November 21, 1970, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York”

Thomas Eakins

#Art Quotes #Patriotism Quotes #Masters Quotes

“It's wild how chefs have become like rock stars.”
“If you simply cannot make the right decision, make a decision and then make it right.”
“We do not so much want books for good people, as books which will make bad ones better.”
“Godshawk looked surprised, the way that people generally do when you ask them philosophical questions in shrubberies in the middle of the night.”

Source : Philip Reeve (2011). “Fever Crumb”, p.168, Scholastic Inc.
“When love is in excess, it brings a man no honor, no worthiness.”
“You have to be objective about money to use it fairly. It doesn't make you any better or any more useful than any other person. Even if you use your money to help people...that doesn't make you better than somebody who has no money but is sympathetic and genuinely loving to fellow human beings.”
“My bedroom's like an armoury.”

Source : "First Image from Steven Spielberg’s WAR HORSE" by Matt Goldberg, collider.com. March 11, 2011.
“Recognize, you ARE Home. Not, you are 'at home'... you ARE Home. Not, you have 'come home'... you ARE Home. You are that which IS Home.”

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