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Quote by John Updike
Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to

Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art. – John Updike

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I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone. – John Updike

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That a marriage ends is less than ideal but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds. – John Updike

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Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency. – John Updike

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The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. – Ansel Adams

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It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work. – Henry Moore

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Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world. – Edward Hopper

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A typical Christmas is me shucking oysters. I love them and I always get them in at Christmas. – Hugh Bonneville

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What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willing, and in our places? – Mary Oliver

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Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their hearts, had some generous act that redeems them, at least a little, from their sins. – Orson Scott Card

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Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart. – Phil Jackson

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