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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No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish. – John Ruskin

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Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light. – John Ruskin

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To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace. – Morihei Ueshiba

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While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality… true art lies in a reality that is felt. – Odilon Redon

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One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom. – Thom Yorke

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Its an honor putting art above politics. Politics can be seductive in terms of things reductive to the soul. – Robert Redford

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Its about time we all faced up to the truth. If we accept the radical homosexual agenda, be it in the military or in marriage or in other areas of our lives, we are utterly destroying the concept of family. – Alan Keyes

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