Ernst Fischer Quotes
As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.
Ernst Fischer
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Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.
Youssou N'Dour
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If I had written King Lear, I would regret it all my life afterwards. Because that work is so big, that its defects show as huge, its monstrous defects, things even minimal in between some scenes and their possible perfection. It's not the sun with spots; it's a broken greek statue.
Fernando Pessoa
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Mr. Clyde Ross at that time, like most African Americans around the country, was unable to secure a loan, due to policies around redlining and deciding, you know, who deserved the loans and who doesn’t. There was a broad, broad consensus that African Americans, for no other reason besides blanket racism, could not be responsible homeowners.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect.
Lionel Trilling
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The world becomes an apparently infinite, yet possibly finite, card game. Image combinations, permutations, comprise the world game.
Jim Morrison
The Doors
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Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation.
Kenneth L. Pike
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Some believe in Jesus, they don't act like they do. Some believe in Mohammed, I don't believe that's true. Cause they do believe in money, and gold is what it's for, all the gold can't buy no peace of mind in a world that don't believe in nothing anymore.
Don McLean
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Travelling can be tiresome, other than that it's fine. The touring thing, the travelling was always a bit of a drag and it doesn't get any easier.
Andy Gill
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As we lay hold upon the truth of God, its influence must affect us. It must elevate us. It must remove from us every imperfection.
Ellen G. White
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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
William Arthur Ward
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There is nothing that an intellectual less likes to change than his mind, or a politician his policy.
Anthony Malcolm Daniels
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As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.
Ernst Fischer