"Openness, as currently conceived, is a way of making surrender to whatever is most powerful, or worship of vulgar success, look principled."

-- Allan Bloom

#Powerful Quotes #Way Quotes #Looks Quotes

“Don't bury your failures, let them inspire you.”
“Am I melancholy? I certainly have moments. I like to think there's a capacity for joy as well.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I guess maybe my art can be said to be a protest. I see things a certain way, and as an artist Iâ€™m privileged in that arena to protest or say publicly what Iâ€™m thinking about. Maybe the strongest work Iâ€™ve done is because it was done with indignation. Considering myself as a feminist, I donâ€™t want my work to be a reaction to what male art might be or what art with a capital A would be. I just want it to be art. In a convoluted way, I am protesting- protesting the usual way art is looked at, being shoved into a period or category.”
“My Daddy was left-handed, and I was left-handed when I was little. In fact, I was left-handed all the way to high school. Then I switched over to right-handed cause I wanted to play shortstop.”
“One rule is to not use complicated techniques unless they are necessary to achieve your goal. First, use simple movements, and if they don't work, then introduce the more complex ones.”
“I support renewable energy.”
“Once the ISIS threat has been reduced or eliminated, I think we can turn our attention directly to stabilizing the situation in Syria. We're hopeful that we can prevent a continuation of the civil war and that we can bring the parties to the table to begin the process of political discussions.”

Source : "Face the Nation" with John Dickerson, www.cbsnews.com. April 9, 2017.
“Money is everywhere, but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.”

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