Quote by Edith Wharton
Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of

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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There are moments when a mans imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny. – Edith Wharton

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I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment. – David Rockefeller

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Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad. – Salvador Dali

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In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them – unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event. – Theodore Bikel

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