Quote by Jerry Saltz
Our culture now wonderfully, alchemically transforms images and hi

Our culture now wonderfully, alchemically transforms images and history into artistic material. The possibilities seem endless and wide open. – Jerry Saltz

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over and over, better than Ive ever seen them before. – Jerry Saltz

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Art
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First let me report that the art in the Barnes Collection has never looked better. My trips to the old Barnes were always amazing, but except on the sunniest days, you could barely see the art. The building always felt pushed beyond its capacity. – Jerry Saltz

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amazing
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A metaphysical tour de force of untethered meaning and involuting interlocking contrapuntal rhythms, The Clock is more than a movie or even a work of art. It is so strange and other-ish that it becomes a stream-of-consciousness algorithm unto itself – something almost inhuman. – Jerry Saltz

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I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is. – Hugh Laurie

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History

If history were a photograph of the past it would be flat and uninspiring. Happily, it is a painting; and, like all works of art, it fails of the highest truth unless imagination and ideas are mixed with the paints. – Allen Nevins

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History

Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit if a history regarding Pakistan. – Sachin Tendulkar

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History

Just touching that old tree was truly moving to me because when you touch these trees, you have such a sense of the passage of time, of history. Its like youre touching the essence, the very substance of life. – Kim Novak

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History

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We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity. – George Soros

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The forgotten man… He works, he votes, generally he prays, but his chief business in life is to pay. – William Graham Sumner

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It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties. Sooner or later everything is touched by it, despite our naive and senseless hope that just this time we will be spared its cold hand on our heart. – Jonathan Carroll

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The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that. – John Sterling

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