"Cliche refers to words, commonplace to ideas. Cliche describes the form or the letter, commonplace the substance or spirit. To confuse them is to confuse the thought with the expression of the thought. The cliche is immediately perceivable; the commonplace very often escapes notice if decked out in original dress. There are few examples, in any literature, of new ideas expressed in original form. The most critical mind must often be content with one or the other of these pleasures, only too happy when it is not deprived of both at once, which is not too rarely the case."

-- Remy de Gourmont

#Expression Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Mind Quotes

“Some people are scared of dying. Never be afraid to die. Because you're born to die.”

Source : "World's oldest man dies at 114" by David Batty, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2011.
“'Urban Renewal' was sweet because I've been - unfairly, I would say - plonked in the middle of the road because of a handful of songs. It came at a good time for me, because you do take a bit of a browbeating and, as you get older, you become better at accepting it and realizing why it happens.”
“I love music more than language: it's the best, it's universal.”

Source : Source: aboriginalartandculture.wordpress.com
“I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose.”

Source : Ludwig van Beethoven (2009). “Beethoven, as Revealed in His Own Words: The Man and the Artist”, p.98, The Floating Press
“I like action movies! Action movies are awesome.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm not all that demanding, I don't think. My family might think otherwise.”
“It's a strange paradox that a man gifted with too many talents can fritter them all away without developing a single one to its full.”

Source : Wilbur Smith (2008). “Rage”, p.239, Pan Macmillan
“The papers that flourish will be papers that serve a national audience. Papers that have figured out how to make the transition to the electronic platform that aren't simply providing a duplicate experience of the words on paper experience, but are doing something that arises organically from the new electronic medium. It's really just a matter of finding the right platforms for the way people want to read newspapers. I mean, maybe it will be the iPhone. But one way or another, newspapers on paper are just not really going to exist to any significant degree within a decade.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com

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