Quote by William Morris
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So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will go on and if that system is to last for ever, then art is doomed, and will surely die that is to say, civilization will die. – William Morris

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The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make. – William Morris

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History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed art has remembered the people, because they created. – William Morris

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The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. – William Morris

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Art is the signature of civilizations. – Beverly Sills

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The 1990s, after the reign of terror of academic vandalism, will be a decade of restoration: restoration of meaning, value, beauty, pleasure, and emotion to art and restoration of art to its audience. – Camille Paglia

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Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. – Samuel Butler

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