"Language is an anonymous, collective and unconscious art; the result of the creativity of thousands of generations."

-- Edward Sapir

#Art Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Generations Quotes

“Since my subjects have always been my sensations, my states of mind and the profound reactions that life has been producing in me, I have frequently objectified all this in figures of myself, which were the most sincere and real thing that I could do in order to express what I felt inside and outside of myself.”
“Humans are divided between those who can still look through the eyes of youth and those who cannot.”

Source : Dave Eggers (2007). “What Is the What”, p.116, Vintage
“This is life's greatest moment, when the soul unfolds capacities which reach beyond earth's boundaries.”

Source : Isaac Thomas HECKER (1857). “Aspirations of nature”, p.11
“I always think it is kind of funny when it comes to wisdom, and I say God has a sense of humor, because my middle name is Solomon, and I love the Book of Proverbs which is written by Solomon, and I have read from the Book of Proverbs to start and end every day since I was 14.”
“Bring me an order of escargots, but hold the slugs.”
“The real key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.”

Source : Peter Lynch (2012). “Beating the Street”, p.36, Simon and Schuster
“I fell in love with scent when I was a small boy. I was intrigued by how each bottle on my mother's dressing table gave such a different scent-each like a genie waving its spell, transporting us away from the mundane to worlds full of fantasy.”
“Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day”

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