"Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself."

-- Daisaku Ikeda

#Karma Quotes #Art Quotes #Peace Quotes

“There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that the topics are handled that's important, and that applies whether it is a 15-year-old who is reading your book or someone who is 55.”

Source : Interview with Lyn Gardner, www.theguardian.com. November 05, 2000.
“But it is clear to me that our survivalâ€”both yours and mineâ€”will be dictated by how well you and I can work together.â€ â€œSo weâ€™re screwed?”

Source : Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.199, Penguin
“We think abortion is a bad thing.”

Source : "Abortion Lies And Other Shadings Of The Truth". Philadelphia Inquirer quote, articles.chicagotribune.com. March 05, 1997.
“It may be broadly stated that.....of all animals kept for the recreation of mankind the horse is alone capable of exciting a passion that shall be absolutely hopeless.”
“Allowing artist-illustrators to control the design and content of statistical graphics is almost like allowing typographers to control the content, style, and editing of prose.”
“Whether they are defending the Soviet Union or bleating for Saddam Hussein, liberals are always against America. They are either traitors or idiots, and on the matter of America's self-preservation, the difference is irrelevant.”
“Calculus, the electrical battery, the telephone, the steam engine, the radio - all these groundbreaking innovations were hit upon by multiple inventors working in parallel with no knowledge of one another.”

Source : "Kevin Kelly and Steven Johnson on Where Ideas Come From". www.wired.com. September 27, 2010.
“Peas went with carrots as infallibly as ham went with eggs. For years I thought carrots and peas grew on the same vine.”

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