Quote by Susan Sontag
Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art. - Susa

Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art. – Susan Sontag

Other quotes by Susan Sontag

The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art – and, by analogy, our own experience – more, rather than less, real to us. The function of criticism should be to show how it is what it is, even that it is what it is, rather than to show what it means. – Susan Sontag

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Experience
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I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but rather for my life to interpret my dreams. – Susan Sontag

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Dreams
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Cancer patients are lied to, not just because the disease is (or is thought to be) a death sentence, but because it is felt to be obscene — in the original meaning of that word: ill-omened, abominable, repugnant to the senses. – Susan Sontag

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Art
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Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art. – Andy Warhol

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Art

The soul of the artist is oppressed by the atmosphere of the counting-house. – Franz von Dingelstedt, Die Amazone: Novelle, 1869, translated from German by J.M

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Art

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth. – Pablo Picasso

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Art

I choose films for their artistic value. I dont need a mansion or a Jaguar. When I leave this Earth, I wont take any money with me. All I will leave behind will be my art. – Brad Renfro

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Art

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I dont work out and be healthy and want a strong body because I want to look good in a bikini. I do all of those things for me and for my health. Im not going on the cover of Maxim and FHM because thats not me. – Maggie Q

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The cow is nothing but a machine which makes grass fit for us people to eat. – John McNulty

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