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Quote by Nicolas Chamfort
It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful ai

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Abstract Expressionism – the first American movement to have a worldwide influence – was remarkably short-lived: It heated up after World War II and was all but done for by 1960 (although visit any art school today and youll find a would-be Willem de Kooning). – Jerry Saltz

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Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. – Andre Gide

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The giant white cube is now impeding rather than enhancing the rhythms of art. It preprograms a viewers journey, shifts the emphasis from process to product, and lacks individuality and openness. Its not that art should be seen only in rutty bombed-out environments, but it should seem alive. – Jerry Saltz

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Time extracts various values from a painters work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is. – Henri Matisse

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