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Quote by John Ruskin
Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for idea

Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. – John Ruskin

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It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. – John Ruskin

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architecture
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John Ruskin
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Cheerfulness is as natural to the heart of a man in strong health, as color to his cheek; and wherever there is habitual gloom, there must be either bad air, unwholesome food, improperly severe labor, or erring habits of life. – John Ruskin

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Happiness
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John Ruskin
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I dont want life to imitate art. I want life to be art. – Ernst Fischer

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I dont think any movie or any book or any work of art can solve the stalemate in the Middle East today. But its certainly worth a try. – Steven Spielberg

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I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss! – Victor Hugo

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The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose. – William Blake

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Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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We all would like to see a brighter future for Haiti, and I hope this conference will serve to explore many views. Respect for human rights, freedom, and the rule of law must be established in the poorest nation in our hemisphere. – Eliot Engel

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I mean, every child at one stage dreams of being a prince or a princess. – Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

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