“A technical failure that shows some attempt at aesthetic expression is of infinitely more value than uninspired success.“ — Art of Quotation

“A technical failure that shows some attempt at aesthetic expression is of infinitely more value than uninspired success.“ Cecil Beaton, photographer, English

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“All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” — Art of Quotation

“All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” George Orwell, writer, English. From Animal Farm

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“Art is restoration: the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life, to make something that is… “ — Art of Quotation

“Art is restoration: the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life, to make something that is fragmented – which is what fear and anxiety do to a person – into something whole.” Louise Bourgeois. French, American, sculptor, installation artist

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“The mind is like an umbrella. It’s most useful when open.” — Art of Quotation

“The mind is like an umbrella. It’s most useful when open.” Walter Gropius, German, architect

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“To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.” — Art of Quotation

“To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.” Alexander Pope, English, poet

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“Photography can strip from the world that spiritual dust and grime with which our eyes have covered it.” — Art of Quotation

“Photography can strip from the world that spiritual dust and grime with which our eyes have covered it.” Andre Bazin, French, art critic

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In Memory: “I just want to say, good night, sweet prince…” — Art of Quotation

“I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” Harry Dean Stanton paraphrasing Shakespeare’s Hamlet as Freddie Howard in Inland Empire. 1926-2017, actor, Goodbye in 2017 “To put it mildly, I was just a very late bloomer” — Harry Dean Stanton More The Roles of a […]

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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” — Art of Quotation

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” —Touchstone, in As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Dunning-Kruger effect

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“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.” — Art of Quotation

“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.” — Franz Kafka, Czech, Letter to Oskar Pollak (27 January 1904)

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“Three things are needed for success in painting and sculpture… “ — Art of Quotation

“Three things are needed for success in painting and sculpture: to see beauty when young and accustom oneself to it, to work hard, and to obtain good advice.” — Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Italian, sculptor, painter, architect

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