The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion. – Walter Benjamin
Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object; unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a perpetual succession of miracles rising into view. – Joseph Addison
In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether its single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics. – Eliot Spitzer
