art

"You can calculate]] the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it. (14 June 1853)"

"In the art of public speaking, the person who is very observant of other speakers and public figures develops. Many innovators and outstanding people did not go through special schools, but simply lea…"

"Art expresses, it does not state; it is concerned with existences in their perceived qualities, not with conceptions symbolized in terms."

"Leave off the 'financially'.Let the financial be the result of honest, sincere desire to be and live so that others may know the way also. Good gives the increase. (Many Mansions Chapter 20 - A Philos…"

"I think Terrell will catch hell at the sound of the bell. He's going around saying that he's a championship-fighter, but when he meets me he fall 20 pound lighter. He thinks that he's the real heavy w…"

"Sound is half the experience of seeing a film. That's why I have been bothered by the poor sound re-production in many theaters and most homes."

"If I could dwellWhere IsrafelHath dwelt, and he where I,He might not sing so wildly wellA mortal melody,While a bolder note than this might swellFrom my lyre within the sky."

"Sing louder aroundTo the bells' cheerful sound,While our sports shall be seenOn the ecchoing green."

"Piping down the valleys wild,Piping songs of pleasant glee,On a cloud I saw a child,And he laughing said to me:"Pipe a song about a Lamb."So I piped with merry cheer;"Piper, pipe that song again."So I…"

"How have you left the ancient loveThat bards of old enjoyed in you!The languid strings do scarcely move!The sound is forced, the notes are few!"

"Nothing is particularly hard if you subdivide it into small jobs."

"Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness."

"The confusion is not my invention. We cannot listen to a conversation for five minutes without being acutely aware of the confusion. It is all around us and our only chance now is to let it in."

"You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it. (14 June 1853)"

"Quelle atroce invention que celle du bourgeois, n'est-ce pas?"

"One must not always think that feeling is everything. Art is nothing without form. (12 August 1846)"

""What is this romance?" she mused."Ah, that’s the question. I’ve never come across a definition that satisfied me, though there are some very good ones"—he glanced in the direction of his books."It’s …"

"[Music] a pederast might hum when raping a choirboy."

"Follow the seasons of Ha,Ride in the state carriage of Yau,Wear the ceremonial cap of Chan,Let the music be the Shiu with its pantomimes."

"The Drama Studio came as a sudden answer to a problem I had been having, starting the theatre programme."