"If an art has for its function to represent manners and people, I do not see how it can avoid systematizing its sensibility to the extent of showing some figures much as MoliÃ¨re, for instance, did, as absurd or detestable."

-- Wyndham Lewis

#Art Quotes #People Quotes #Manners Quotes

“The greater number of landscapes I explored, the more it seemed that they had traits in common and that the essence of each was not its uniqueness but its similarity to others.”
“It's very rare that a character comes to mind complete in himself. He needs additional traits that I often pick from actual people. One way you can cover your tracks is to change the sex.”
“According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
“He was not hip-hop's most gifted emcee. Still, Shakur may be the most influential and compelling rapper of them all, he was more than the sum of his artistic parts.”
“I really do enjoy making movies and I try to test myself on occasion with some different stuff.”
“The people are the masters of the revolution in each country.”

Source : "Kim Il Sung, Master of Leadership". Book by Takagi Takeo, 1976.
“It often takes the darkness of a storm to show us the light of God's presence.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 23, 2017
“Nashville is one of the greatest places for the best songwriters in the world. It's been fantastic to live there and to raise our family there. It's a great town.”

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