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Translation is the art of failure. - Umberto Eco

Translation is the art of failure. – Umberto Eco

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There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past. – Umberto Eco

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Experience
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Umberto Eco
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In the United States theres a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. – Umberto Eco

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Success
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Umberto Eco
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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. – Pablo Picasso

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Art

Although all the good arts serve to draw mans mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can be more fully performed by this art, which also provides extraordinary intellectual pleasure. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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Art

Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication. – Simone Weil

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Art

My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art. – Jimi Hendrix

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Art

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To be successful in life what you need is education, not literacy and degrees. – Munshi Premchand

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