"As a forecaster, Marx shared the common destiny of all prophets: to be belied by events."

-- Gunnar Myrdal

#Destiny Quotes #Events Quotes #Common Quotes

“Ah, he has too many ideas, that man da Vinci. His mind works faster than his hands.”
“I really don't want to produce artwork that does not have meaning beyond simple decorative values. I want to use public space to create a public voice, and a public consciousness about the presence of people who are, in fact, the majority of the population but who are not represented in any visual way. By telling their stories we are giving voice to the voiceless and visualizing the whole of the American story.”
“Grief can't be shared. Everyone carries it alone. His own burden in his own way.”
“Life ain't fair. It ain't. Not never. It's pointless and stupid and there's only suffering and pain and people who want to hurt you. You can't love nothing or no one cuz it'll all be taken away or ruined and you'll be left alone and constantly having to fight, constantly having to run just to stay alive.”
“A virtue never tested is no virtue at all.”

Source : Song: Must I Paint You a Picture?
“What a tiresome place America would be if freedom meant we all had to think alike or be the same color or wear the same gray flannel suit! That road leads to the conformity of the graveyard!”
“I am not a great planner, so I have just a vague idea. And then I start to find out what kind of book I actually want to write.”

Source : "Herman Koch Gets Meta In 'Dear Mr. M'". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with Linda Wertheimer, www.npr.org. August 28, 2016.
“I am sustained by the tranquility of an upright and loyal heart.”

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