"In the Somme valley, the back of language broke. It could no longer carry its former meanings. World War I changed the life of words and images in art, radically and forever. It brought our culture into the age of mass-produced, industrialized death. This, at first, was indescribable."

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Source : Robert Hughes (2015). “The Spectacle of Skill: New and Selected Writings of Robert Hughes”, p.29, Vintage

Robert Hughes

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“Engineering is not a science. Science studies particular events to find general laws. Engineering design makes use of the laws to solve particular practical problems. In this it is more closely related to art or craft.”
“There are two kinds of people I don't trust: people who don't drink and people who collect stickers.”
“If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. If he had perceived that our greatest need was entertainment, he would have sent us a comedian or an artist. If God had perceived that our greatest need was political stability, he would have sent us a politician. If he had perceived that our greatest need was health, he would have sent us a doctor. But he perceived that our greatest need involved our sin, our alienation from him, our profound rebellion, our death; and he sent us a Savior.”

Source : D. A. Carson (1992). “A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers”, p.109, Baker Academic
“Many years ago, in the throes of my struggles on the PGA Tour, I had difficulty even getting into pro-ams. I needed money, so I put together a 45-minute magic show I'd perform at corporate events surrounding the tournament.”
“Our cares are the mothers, not only of our charities And virtues, but of our best joys and most cheering and enduring pleasures.”
“What wonders lie in every mountain day!”
“We all have a Wonder Woman inside us.”
“If thereâ€™s any other message in this to readers, itâ€™s in these two characters as icons of hope, that it doesnâ€™t make any difference where you come from, or where you went to school, or who you are, thereâ€™s hope. That a kid from Jersey with Superman as the icon that kept him alive for years would one day end up writing the character is as absoutely unlikely as it is utterly inevitable. And if thatâ€™s true for me, itâ€™s true for you, if you follow your dreams and your passions in full flight. Donâ€™t give up. No Limits. Itâ€™s never too late to learn to fly.”

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