"The cities are the principal home and seat of the human group. They are the coral colony for Man, the collective being."

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Alfred Doblin

#Home Quotes #Men Quotes #Cities Quotes

“It's unfortunate that in an interview sometimes things can seem so black and white.”
“The drawings don't start with 'a beautiful mark'. It has to be a mark of something out there in the world. It doesn't have to be an accurate drawing, but it has to stand for an observation, not something that is abstract, like an emotion.”

Source : Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, William Kentridge (1998). “William Kentridge”, Societe Des Expositions Des Beaux
“It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.”
“The Spider is an ode to my mother. She was my best friend. Like a spider, my mother was a weaver. . . Like spiders, my mother was very clever. Spiders are friendly presences that eat mosquitoes. We know that mosquitoes spread diseases and are therefore unwanted. So, spiders are helpful and protective, just like my mother.”

Source : "Giant spider takes up residence at Tate", www.theguardian.com. October 3, 2007.
“Imagine--the whole world wired to Harry Cohn's ass!”
“One isn't born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things.”
“One of the drivers of ***** has been the misuse of pain medication. If we're gonna deal with ***** and ***** use in the United States, we really have to focus on reducing the magnitude of the prescription drug use issue.”
“I believe in fate and I believe that things happen for a reason but I don't think that there's a high power, necessarily. I believe in karma very much though.”

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