Quote by Chinua Achebe
Art is mans constant effort to create for himself a different orde

Art is mans constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him. – Chinua Achebe

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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, thats the time to do something about it, not when its around your neck. – Chinua Achebe

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When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places, and set up their administrations, the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt. – Chinua Achebe

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Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not. – Jerry Saltz

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The art of interpretation is not to play what is written. – Pablo Casals

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I always feel like the arts there and I just see it, so its not really a lot of work. – Damien Hirst

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The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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