If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. George Orwell, “The Freedom of the Press” (1945)
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In Memory: “What the artist does is jump-start your mind and make you see something fresh… An artist breathes life back into stereotypes.” — Art of Quotation
“What the artist does is jump-start your mind and make you see something fresh, as if you were a visitor to the moon. An artist breathes life back into stereotypes.” John Baldessari, photographer, painter, filmmaker, sculptor, 1931-2020
“Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.” — Art of Quotation
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. Sigmund Freud, author
“Great art is clear thinking about mixed feelings.” — Art of Quotation
“Great art is clear thinking about mixed feelings.” John Baldessari, 1931-2020
via “Great art is clear thinking about mixed feelings.” — Art of Quotation
“Everything in the world began with a yes.” — Art of Quotation
Everything in the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born. Clarice Lispector, writer
via “Everything in the world began with a yes.” — Art of Quotation
“Why shouldn’t we, so generally addicted to the gigantic, at last have some small works of art, some short poems, short pieces of music, some…” — Art of Quotation
Why shouldn’t we, so generally addicted to the gigantic, at last have some small works of art, some short poems, short pieces of music, some intimate, low-voiced, and delicate things in our mostly huge and roaring, glaring world? Elizabeth Bishop, writer, “Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters”
“Poetry is a man arguing with himself… “ — Art of Quotation
Poetry is a man arguing with himself; rhetoric is a man arguing with others. Robert Hass, poet
via “Poetry is a man arguing with himself… “ — Art of Quotation
“When you are not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist.” — Art of Quotation
When you are not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist Friedrich Schiller, poet, philosopher, playwright
“Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason.” — Art of Quotation
Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason. William Hazlitt, painter, writer, critic, philosopher, “Sketches and Essays”
via “Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason.” — Art of Quotation
“If you were to take what seems to matter [from] movies, I would say male violence against other men is very high on that list.” — Art of Quotation
“If you were to take what seems to matter [from] movies, I would say male violence against other men is very high on that list.” Greta Gerwig, Director
