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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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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Women
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But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me just the right thing for a poet. Passion! He was always on the right side. He may be wrongheaded, but his heart was always on the right side. He wrote beautiful poetry. – Chinua Achebe

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I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste. – Jerry Saltz

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The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on science and art are as well. – Anton Chekhov

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Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth. – Theodor Adorno

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Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail. – Jean Cocteau

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