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" Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas. "

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" Trying to force creativity is never good. "

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" In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love. "

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" Contemporary art will help me to modernise our society. "

" There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause. "

" There is nothing new in art except talent. "

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" No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the art of being alive. Difficulties are but dares of fate, obstacles but hurdles to try his skill, troubles but bitter tonics to give him strength; and he rises higher and looms greater after each encounter with adversity. "

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" Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think. "

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" Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization. "

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" After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture. "

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" The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box. "

Henri Cartier-Bresson

" I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning. "

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" Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. "

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" Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. "

" Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over. "

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" Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws. "

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" It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself. "

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