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Quote by Ralph Ellison
The understanding of art depends finally upon ones willingness to

The understanding of art depends finally upon ones willingness to extend ones humanity and ones knowledge of human life. – Ralph Ellison

Other quotes by Ralph Ellison

There must be possible a fiction which, leaving sociology and case histories to the scientists, can arrive at the truth about the human condition, here and now, with all the bright magic of the fairy tale. – Ralph Ellison

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Fairy Tales
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Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values. – Ralph Ellison

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relationship
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Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. – John Cheever

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Knowledge

The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn. – Bertolt Brecht

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Knowledge

Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders dont always reflect or act on that knowledge. – David Suzuki

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Knowledge

Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives. – Edwin Louis Cole

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Knowledge

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Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world. – Edward Hopper

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Thats the risk you take if you change: that people youve been involved with wont like the new you. But other people who do will come along. – Lisa Alther

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Change

Math is radical! – Bumper Sticker

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Math

Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense. – Helen Rowland

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