Quote by Simone Weil
Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the di

Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication. – Simone Weil

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What a country calls its vital… interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. – Simone Weil

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War
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The only way into truth is through ones own annihilation through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. – Simone Weil

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Truth
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Art
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Only an artist with a part of God in him can see beauty in the commonplaces of life. The rest merely mark time until they die. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world. – Edward Hopper

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Art

Venice is the perfect place for a phase of art to die. No other city on earth embraces entropy quite like this magical floating mall. – Jerry Saltz

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Art

Your talent is your art. It is not to be taken for granted. – Paula Abdul

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Oh, great. This is going to be like shooting baskets with Magic Johnson watching. – Bill Pullman

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Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves. – Charlotte Bronte

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We need the help of other member countries and leaders who, like us, want to see a change in Europes direction. Thats also my logic when I tell voters that electing me president will not only shape Frances future, but also initiate change across all of Europe. – Francois Hollande

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