"Painting is neither decorative amusement, nor the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation."

-- Max Ernst

#Reality Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Amusement Quotes

“Hark! I hear the tramp of thousands, And of armÃ¨d men the hum; Lo, a nation's hosts have gathered Round the quick alarming drum Saying, Come, Freemen, Come! Ere your heritage be wasted, Said the quick alarming drum.”

Source : Bret Harte (2016). “Poetical Works, Complete: Top American Novelist”, p.15, VM eBooks
“I want to put any number of assorted 'ists' - such as relativists, deconstructionists, destructivists, postmodernists, the more maudlin kind of pacifists and feminists - firmly in their place.”
“I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.”
“Church membership is a gift. A gift must be treasured. It should not be taken for granted or considered lightly. Because it is a gift, we must always be thankful for it. And when we are thankful for something, we have less time and energy to be negative...Healthy church membership means you find your joy in being last, instead of seeking your way and being first.”
“The struggle comes when we sense a gap between the clock and the compass - when what we do doesn't contribute to what is most important in our lives.”
“People think it must be wonderful being in movies or on television, but it can be very tough on a child. I had two friends in elementary school. That was it. There was a clique of girls that were brutal to me. They pulled some very mean stuff. My two friends got me through it. Without them, I would have been all alone.”
“There were about six years when there was not one American who went into space. We shouldn't do that again.”
“I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low.”

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