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Quote by Henry Adams
I am an anarchist in politics and an impressionist in art as well

I am an anarchist in politics and an impressionist in art as well as a symbolist in literature. Not that I understand what these terms mean, but I take them to be all merely synonyms of pessimist. – Henry Adams

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As for America, it is the ideal fruit of all your youthful hopes and reforms. Everybody is fairly decent, respectable, domestic, bourgeois, middle-class, and tiresome. There is absolutely nothing to revile except that its a bore. – Henry Adams

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Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. – Henri Matisse

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Mens magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Womens magazines also often feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is hairy and lumpy and should not be seen by the light of day. – Richard Roeper

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People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama. – Carmen Electra

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Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before. – Edith Wharton

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