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" The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity. "

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" In winter, the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity. Summer is more wooing and seductive, more versatile and human, appeals to the affections and the sentiments, and fosters inquiry and the art impulse. "

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Albert Einstein

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Frederic Chopin

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Rudyard Kipling

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Henry Kissinger

" There's an art to being a good actor, there's an art to being a celebrity, and there's an art to longevity. "

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" Before the people at large, and for that matter, the artists themselves, understand what photography really means, as I understand that term, it is essential for them to be taught the real meaning of art. "

Alfred Stieglitz

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" While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself. "

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" Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century. "

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" Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art. "

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Edward Steichen

" O, you men who think or say that I am malevolent, stubborn or misanthropic, how greatly do you wrong me. You do not know the secret cause which makes me seem that way to you, and I would have ended my life - it was only my art that held me back. Ah, it seemed impossible to leave the world until I had brought forth all that I felt was within me. "

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