Quote by John Berger
The strange power of art is sometimes it can show that what people

The strange power of art is sometimes it can show that what people have in common is more urgent than what differentiates them. It seems to me its something that theatre can do, but its rare; its very rare. – John Berger

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Nakedness reveals itself. Nudity is placed on display. The nude is condemned to never being naked. Nudity is a form of dress. – John Berger

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Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of an intolerable world, words appear to change very little. State power has become congenitally deaf, which is why –but the editorialists forget it –terrorists are reduced to bombs and hijacking. – John Berger

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What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time. – John Berger

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Contrary to popular opinion, things dont go stale particularly fast in the art world. – Jerry Saltz

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Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality. – Salvador Dali

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To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I dont need. – Auguste Rodin

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