Sun Tzu Quotes, Art Quotes, War Quotes

It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one's readiness to meet him; not to presume that he will not attack, but rather to make one's self invincible.

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Harmony of colouring is destructive of art? it is like the smile of a fool.

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Why is it that all men who are outstanding in philosophy, poetry or the arts are melancholic?

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Be proud that thou art an Indian, and proudly proclaim, "I am an Indian, every Indian is my brother." Say, "The ignorant Indian, the poor and destitute Indian, the Brahmin Indian, the Pariah Indian, is my brother."

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Ernest [Hemmingway] was always ready to lend a helping hand to the one on the rung above him.

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Writing is a socially acceptable form of getting naked in public

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Quill: An instrument of torture yielded by a goose and commonly weilded by as ass.

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After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved science and art tend to coalesce in aesthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are artists as well.

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The appreciation of the merits of art (of the emotions it conveys) depends upon an understanding of the meaning of life...

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One should aim, seriously, at disregarding ups and downs; a compliment here, silence there ... the central fact remains stable, which is the fact of my own pleasure in the art.

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In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed.

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Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver. What is difficult about maneuver is to make the devious route the most direct and to turn misfortune to advantage.

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Art cannot single-handedly create enthusiasm... it merely contributes to enthusiasm and guides us to be more conscious of feelings that we might previously have experienced only tentatively or hurriedly.

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Speak, what trade art thou? Why, sir, a carpenter. Where is thy leather apron and thy rule? What does thou with thy best apparel on?

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To see the butcher slap the steak before he laid it on the block, and give his knife a sharpening, was to forget breakfast instantly. It was agreeable too - it really was - to see him cut it off so smooth and juicy. There was nothing savage in the act, although the knife was large and keen; it was a piece of art, high art; there was delicacy of touch, clearness of tone, skilful handling of the subject, fine shading. It was the triumph of mind over matter; quite.

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The theater is necessary. Dance is necessary. Song is necessary. The arts are necessary- they are a necessary part of our lives

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Why should I need an artist to explain a work of art to me? Why should it not speak out to me itself?

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All art is concerned with coming into being; for it is concerned neither with things that are, or come into being by necessity, nor with things that do so in accordance with nature.

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Oh literature, oh the glorious Art, how it preys upon the marrow in our bones. It scoops the stuffing out of us, and chucks us aside. Alas!

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Art, especially the stage, is an area where it is impossible to walk without stumbling.

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