"Art isn't a product. It's an experience"

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Source : Lori Lansens (2009). “The Girls”, p.385, Vintage Canada

Lori Lansens

#Art Quotes #Art Is Quotes

“I can think of ten good reasons to never let go of a dime, boy.”
“I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.”
“Comparison is a thug that robs your joy. But its even more than that - Comparison makes you a thug who beats down somebody - or your soul.”
“Gnostic politics is self-defeating in so far as its disregard for the structure of reality leads to continuous warfare.”

Source : Eric Voegelin (1987). “The New Science of Politics: An Introduction”, p.173, University of Chicago Press
“American commercial cinema has long been dominated by men, but I donâ€™t think there has ever been another time when women have been as underrepresented on screen as they are now. The biggest problem isnâ€™t genuinely independent cinema, where lower budgets mean more opportunities for women in front of and behind the camera. The problem is the six major studios that dominate the box office, the entertainment chatter and the popular imagination. Their refusal to hire more female directors is immoral, maybe illegal, and has helped create and sustain a representational ghetto for women.”
“Fine wine leaves you with something pleasant. The ordinary wine just leaves.”
“You reach a certain age -- sometimes it's fifteen, sometimes it's forty-six -- and you realize the cliche you have adopted for yourself isn't working.”
“The good, the bad, that's just life. Let it go. There's no need to fret about the past. The question is: who are you going to share it with tomorrow?”

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