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Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope read more
Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it "creative observation." Creative viewing.
If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.
The reign of imagagology begins where history ends.
The reign of imagagology begins where history ends.
If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a read more
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, read more
The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time read more
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.