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Quote by James Baldwin
All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists

All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up. – James Baldwin

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But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power. – James Baldwin

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The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of his adopted land. – James Baldwin

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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. – James Baldwin

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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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Theres a lot of thought in art. People get to talk about important things. Theres a lot of sex, you know, in art. Theres a lot of naked women and men, and theres intrigue, theres fakery. Its a real microcosm of the larger world. – Steve Martin

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My first love is art, and I see a lot of things in an artistic way. – Robert Carlyle

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