"Pyramids, cathedrals, and rockets exist not because of geometry, theories of structures, or thermodynamics, but because they were first a picture- literally a vision-in the minds of those who built them. Society is where it is today because people had the perception; the images and the imagination; the creativity that the Arts provide, to make the world the place we live in today."

-- Eugene S. Ferguson

#Art Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Carpe Diem Quotes

“Writings may be compared to wine. Sense is the strength, but wit the flavor.”

Source : Laurence Sterne (1805). “The Works of Laurence Sterne, A. M.: A sentimental journey through France and Italy. The Koran: or, The life, character and sentiments of Tria Juncta in Uno. A political romance”, p.341
“If life is a blank canvas and all people are artists, the big challenge we all face may be expressed this way: Will we ultimately produce something approaching a masterpiece, an acceptable but not particularly memorable work of art, or a creation that wouldn't even be purchased at a yard sale?”
“I'm not one to hide anything, but I don't feel the need to comment directly on [my relationships]...I think it would be a shame to not live in the moment and not enjoy everything that's happening in fear of other people's opinions.”
“I've always hated litigation, and I continue to hate it.”
“Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an abandoned mind.”
“The glaring injustice is there for all who are not blinded by prejudice to see.”
“What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.”

Source : Woody Allen (2007). “The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose”, Random House Incorporated
“I think unleashing 3,000 smart bombs against the city of Baghdad in the first several days of the war to me, if those were unleashed against the San Francisco Bay Area, I would call that an act of extreme terrorism.”

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