"I cannot be convinced that great artists are moralists. Art is first appearances, then meaning."

-- Camille Paglia

#Art Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Appearance Quotes

“I just find it really shitty that someone who never really produced anything, musically speaking, can just say, "I don't really like it." It just sucks because you put so much work into a record and someone disapproves."”
“The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they could possibly be?”
“It is said that gifts persuade even the gods.”
“But when I was a little kid, I was always writing stories and illustrating little books that I would create.”

Source : "Piers Morgan Tonight", www.cnn.com. December 9, 2011.
“A lot of the films I do go down brilliantly critically and win awards, but not a lot of people see them.”
“I bet you never heard of a playa with no game, Told the truth to get what I want, but shot it with no shame. Take this music dead serious while others entertain. I see they makin' they paper so I guess I can't complain...or can I? I feel they disrespectin' the whole thang. Them hooks like sellin' dope to black folks, And I choke when the food they serve ain't tastin' right, My stomach can't digest it even when I bless it...”
“Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled.”
“If intellect and will are correctly centered, the emotional life takes on harmony.”

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