Quote by Charles Baudelaire
Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which m

Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which make up one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immutable. This transitory fugitive element, which is constantly changing, must not be despised or neglected. – Charles Baudelaire

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Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally goodness is always the product of some art. – Charles Baudelaire

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Modernity signifies the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art of which the other half is the eternal and the immutable. – Charles Baudelaire

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Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and that true reality is only in dreams. – Charles Baudelaire

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization. – Lincoln Steffens

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If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. – John F. Kennedy

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Art is subject to arbitrary fashion. – Kary Mullis

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You never have a friend all figured out. Just when you think you know what makes them tick, they tock. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I genuinely liked all of the cast members very much. Steve had a wicked sense of humor. I remember Russell coming to my rescue, once. I watched Eric evolve before everyones eyes. Maurice loved what he did, so. He treated his character with respect, down to the costuming. – Madeleine Stowe

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Man, I just feel blessed… I was in a situation where the only way I could come out of it was by putting my faith in God. No matter how good my lawyers were, no matter how much celebrity I had, everything was just stacked up against me. – Puff Daddy

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The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it. – Carl Rogers

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