Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record. 691
A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art. 731
Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts – the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. 632
Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message. 851
All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul. 3.46K
A man’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened. 2.53K
Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. 739
Obama has already rejected the bright sunlight of public knowledge, which is democracy’s great disinfectant and cure. 720
But, I think it’s great to be able to work with established directors, and then also first-timers. I feel like you learn from both of them, but then you can go and share your knowledge with each of them. That’s really fantastic! 649
If I have enough ego to say I’m a writer, a director, a producer, and an actor, I should have the energy and the knowledge to write a scene for this great actor named Henry Fonda and direct him in it and have it work. 681
It is probably safe to say that all the changes of factual knowledge which have led to the relativity theory, resulting in a very great theoretical development, are completely trivial from any point of view except their relevance to the structure of a theoretical system. 603
I think all the knowledge and all the travels that I’ve done, I’m going to do a lot of great work in the future. 731
