"Sculpture is a parable in three dimensions, a symbol of a spiritual experience, and a means of conveying truth by concentrating its essence into visible form. ... It must be the reflection of the artist who creates it and of the era in which he lives, not an echo or a memory of other days and other ways."

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Source : Malvina Hoffman (1939). “Sculpture inside and out”

Malvina Hoffman

#Spiritual Quotes #Art Quotes #Memories Quotes

“One of the biggest mistakes girls can make concerning their romantic life is sitting around waiting for their prince to find them, rather than getting out there and finding him themselves.”
“When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.”
“Balance is not letting anyone love you less than you love yourself.”
“Dwelling in failure won't change anything nor will it create a good outcome.”
“What we wait around a lifetime for with one person, we can find in a moment with someone else.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 22, 2015
“The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.”
“And when I was young, did I ever tell you, I always wanted to get inside a book and never come out again? I loved reading so much I wanted to be a part of it, and there were some books I could have stayed in for ever.”

Source : Peter Ackroyd (1996). “First Light”, p.50, Grove Press
“He was a lifelong Republican, but over the years, Harry Blackmun built a reputation as a liberal, sometimes defiant Justice, whose fierce protection of individual rights led some to anoint him the moral conscience of the court.”

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