"It's an old ploy of the bourgeoisie. They keep a standing 'art' to defend their collapsing culture."

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Source : George Grosz, Heartfield, Wieland Herzfelde (1987). “Art Is in Danger”

George Grosz

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“Satellite broadcasting makes it possible for information-hungry residents of many closed societies to bypass state-controlled television channels.”
“For every good art critic there may be ten great artists.”
“Here among my books, my wife, my friends and my loves, I have plenty of reasons to keep living.”
“Ask yourself: If I can't avoid it, change it, or make it go away, what if I changed my response to it? What if I decided to stop letting it bother me?”

Source : Al Siebert (2009). “The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.81, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Do you think that Hemingway knew he was a writer at twenty years old? No, he did not. Or Fitzgerald, or Wolfe. This is a difficult concept to grasp. Hemingway didn't know he was Ernest Hemingway when he was a young man. Faulkner didn't know he was William Faulkner. But they had to take the first step. They had to call themselves writers. That is the first revolutionary act a writer has to make. It takes courage. But it's necessary”
“I'm not afraid to die.”
“Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.”
“I once complained to my father that I didn't seem to be able to do things the same way other people did. Dad's advice? 'Margo, don't be a sheep.People hate sheep. They eat sheep.'”

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