Mao Zedong Quotes
There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause.
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After Brown, I went to Duke, to a Ph.D. program in American literature. My dad's an English professor. After a year there, I was like, 'Jesus. I don't want to do this. I don't want to be in the library.' So I pulled the ripcord, and that was it.
Nathaniel Philbrick
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I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with.
Salma Hayek
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Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.
Saint Augustine
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Music is an art that touches the depth of human existence; an art of sounds that crosses all borders.
Daniel Barenboim
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Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.
Yoko Ono
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Journalism students need to understand it and need a solid background in the liberal arts, in sociology, economics, literature and language, because they won't get it later on.
Harrison Salisbury
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As I discovered music, especially Rock 'n Roll, new territory was opened to me. I was lured by the unbridled rhythm of this art form. It was like gasoline on the fire of my youthful spirit.
Taylor Hanson Hanson
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I work in the film business, where schmoozing is an art form, lunch hour lasts from 12:30 until 3, and every meeting takes an hour whether there's an hour's worth of business or not.
R. J. Cutler
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I was always trying - I never wanted to let my fans down; I always wanted them to see me in my art form.
Lady Gaga
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I feel the art world in New York has a stronger following than Britain. If you go to a New York art district on a Saturday morning, it will be so busy with families and openings - art is much more ingrained in the culture.
Sam Taylor-Wood
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I love Rihanna. She represents that strong, independent woman that you cannot keep down.
Tamron Hall
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I still want to do a romantic comedy or a western or a gritty independent film... there's so much that I still want to do.
Laura Vandervoort
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The biggest misconception people have about me is that when they see how young I am, they think, 'Oh, this guy must have always wanted to be in politics; his parents must have been politically connected.' I'm a finance major and always intended to go into business.
Aaron Schock
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Thus in such a Labour Party there can be no question of independent policy.
Karl Radek
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Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against.
W. C. Fields
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A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.
Rachel Kushner
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I think that music is still art, even if it's commercialised.
Iggy Azalea
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Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.
P. T. Barnum
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My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it, and it kind of broke my heart. I think part of my interest in art had to do with his yearning for something he could never have.
Kathryn Bigelow
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For liberals, religion and politics mix as long as the results support their cause.
Gary DeMar
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My first attempt at a kiss was in fifth grade, but it didn't go so well. Later, I used Boyz II Men and Jodeci songs to come on to girls. I had more success.
John Roger Stephens
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If you're reissuing something, it's important to have demos and everything else from that time that wasn't used.
James Edward Olliges Jr.
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I try to stay away from all the blogs and messages boards.
Joanne Kelly
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There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause.
Mao Zedong