"The smallest modification of tonality affects structure. Some things have to be rather large, but elegance is the presentation of things in their minimum dimensions."

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Source : Frederick Sommer (1984). “Sommer: Words”

Frederick Sommer

#Dimensions Quotes #Elegance Quotes #Structure Quotes

“I will not by the noise of bloody wars and the dethroning of kings advance you to glory: but by the gentle ways of peace and love.”

Source : Thomas Traherne (2010). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.4, Cosimo, Inc.
“That's going to be the biggest problem, to make people feel like it's cool for them to like my music.”
“It is only through your conscious mind that you can reach the subconscious. Your conscious mind is the porter at the door, the watchman at the gate. It is to the conscious mind that the subconscious looks for all its impressions.”
“Thereâ€™s no basis or anything. I just have this conviction that appeared inside of me which I have to follow.”
“The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker.”
“The moment that justice must be paid for by the victim of injustice it becomes itself injustice.”
“Gratitude is not a fair weather virtue. True gratitude means appreciating your life no matter what the storms may bring. Is simply being alive gift enough for you to feel grateful?”
“Unable to maintain their government-granted monopoly, the powerful railroad interests turned to government to do the regulating and price-fixing which they were unable to do themselves. In fact, the pressure that induced Congress to enact the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 did not come from reformers bemoaning abuses by the powerful railroad interests; it came from the railroad interests themselves, asking Congress to shield them against the harsh winds of competition.”

Source : Dan Smoot (1973). “The BUSINESS END of Government”

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