"One should be intelligent enough to know when not to be too intellectual"

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Source : Sol LeWitt (1995). “Sol Lewitt: critical texts”, Power House Books

Sol LeWitt

#Intelligent Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #Enough Quotes

“People used to complain that selling a president was like selling a bar of soap. But when you buy soap, at least you get the soap. In this campaign, you just get two guys telling you they really value cleanliness.”
“I like music to soothe me.”
“A man can build a staunch reputation for honesty by admitting he was in error, especially when he gets caught at it.”
“If you want to be healthy and live to one hundred, do qigong.”
“French culture takes ageing very seriously. There's much less ageism than in Anglo-Saxon countries.”
“Come close to me baby. Let your love hold you. I know this world is crazy, but what's it without you?”
“Power is a test - the test - of character.”

Source : Evalyn Walsh McLean (2015). “Father Struck It Rich”, p.454, Pickle Partners Publishing
“I have a hunch that our obsession with photography arises from an unspoken pessimism; it is our nature to believe the good things will not last. . . But photos provide a false sense of security> like our flawed memory, they are guaranteed to fade. . . . We take photographs in order to remember, but it is in the nature of a photograph to forget (pg 157)”

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