“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.”
— John Ciardi
Author: John Ciardi
Category: art
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I believe success is preparation, because opportunity
I believe 100 percent in the power
It is a great piece of skill
But whether a couple is a man
All the lessons of history in four
“All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
— Charles A. Beard
Author: Charles A. Beard
Category: history
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You have to have a sense of
A lot of people, including business leaders,
At sixty, I know little more about
Education is the key to success in
Should we find a second form of
“Should we find a second form of life right here on our doorstep, we could be confident that life is a truly cosmic phenomenon. If so, there may well be sentient beings somewhere in the galaxy wondering, as do we, if they are not alone in the universe.”
— Paul Davies
Author: Paul Davies
Category: alone
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