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Quote by Joseph Conrad
Only in mens imagination does every truth find an effective and un

Only in mens imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. – Joseph Conrad

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How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat? – Joseph Conrad

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Fear
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Joseph Conrad
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The sea – this truth must be confessed – has no generosity. No display of manly qualities – courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness – has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power. – Joseph Conrad

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Courage
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Joseph Conrad
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I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace. – Joseph Conrad

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Peace
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Art
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Were going to shoot one Polaroid per show. Im going to sign this before it even develops because I know that once it develops with my signature on it, its worth a fortune. Ill make this a work of magic warlock art. – Charlie Sheen

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Art

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter – a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. – Henri Matisse

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Art

Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on. – Robert Frost

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Art

Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? Girls are so much prettier. – Marie Laurencin

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Art

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Eating, loving, singing and digesting are, in truth, the four acts of the comic opera known as life, and they pass like bubbles of a bottle of champagne. Whoever lets them break without having enjoyed them is a complete fool. – Gioacchino Rossini

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I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what youve done. – Robert Downey, Jr.

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The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise. – John Keats

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