Quotes

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. John Locke. author, philosopher Photo: Varun Gaba

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“I admire painters who can work directly from nature, but for me that seems to lead to anecdotal painting. Realism is about interpreting daily life in the world around us. I’m trying to paint a world that’s not around us.” William Bailey, 1930-2020, painter, professor Yale University

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Bob Dylan Quotes:- Bob Dylan (born May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist who has been a major figure in popular culture for more than 50 years. Inspirational Bob Dylan Quotes Democracy doesn’t rule the world, You’d better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I […]

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Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self. Henri Nouwen, author, book quote from “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, p.18, HarperCollins

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“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” Albert Camus, book quotes from “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.157, Vintage Image: Sisyphus (1548–49) by Titian

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One reason cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers. Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, from “In The Mecca”

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Jessica Salfia, an English teacher and writer in West Virginia

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You’re beautiful because when you were born, undiscovered planets lined up to peep over the rim of your cradle and lay gifts of gravity and light at your miniature feet Simon Armitage, poet, “The Shout: Selected Poems”, Houghton Mifflin Image: Ryan Stone

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“We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.” Judith Butler, author, philosopher, “What value do the humanities have?’”. McGill University speech, May 30, 2013

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“All around the planet There’s a blindness that just can’t see Have to shut the whole system down” Neil Young, songwriter, song quote from Shut it Down, 2020 Shut It Down” Have to shut the whole system down Have to shut the whole system down People tryin’ to save this earth From an ugly […]

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