Quote by Lester Bangs
The first mistake of art is to assume that its serious. - Lester B

The first mistake of art is to assume that its serious. – Lester Bangs

Other quotes by Lester Bangs

Most of them are pretty down records, pretty unhappy, pretty confused. Which only reflects how people in general were feeling, I mean really the sense that you get is society running down. – Lester Bangs

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Society
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As far as a truly radical conscience, you have to take it as part of a larger thing, that it was sort of historical inevitability that with the coming of a leaguer society people would start to use drugs a lot more then they had before. – Lester Bangs

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Society
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Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity. – Lester Bangs

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Future
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To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life. – Simone Weil

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Art

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user. – John Tillotson

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Art

The art world is molting – some would say melting. Galleries are closing museums are scaling back. – Jerry Saltz

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Art

Im very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. Its the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange. – Nick Cave

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Art

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Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or sculpt it. You literally mold the experience the way you want. Its therapy. – Erykah Badu

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And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. – Venerable Bede

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