Art Quotes - Page 305

When it comes to giving tax breaks to the wealthy of this country, the President has a heart of gold.

Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Centre, a speaking voice, to which we may continuously return. Eternity is at our hearts, pressing upon our time-torn lives, warming us with intimations of an astounding destiny, calling us home unto itself.

Art is the funnel, as it were, through which spirit is poured into life.

One day when Thomas Aquinas was preaching to the local populace on the love of God, he saw an old woman listening attentively to his every word. And inspired by her eagerness to learn more about her God whom she loved so dearly, he said to the people: It is better to be this unlearned woman, loving God with all her heart, than the most learned theologian lacking love.

The huge problem in our society is the enormous ignorance of the ideas that underlie modern art.

The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals

I have a girlfriend. I give my heart to her. She's around, she's everywhere, we travel together. She's beautiful, she's gorgeous, she's everything you want in a woman. She doesn't complain.. but I can tune her out just enough.

If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is tempermental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

Above all, I will keep an open heart. As I move on the right path I will recieve great happiness as a reward without asking for anything in return.

The Devil is a Five-headed Snake, says the father. The son says, Nay, it's a Six-headed one. And then their hearts burn with hate for each others - and they live apart for many years.

Last year I picked up the New York Times and there was a story about a kid from Dartmouth who was bragging that he never left his room, and made dates and ordered pizza with his computer. The piece de resistance of this story was that he had two roommates, and he was proud of the fact that he only talked to them by computer.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm & constant.

You're paved in my heart like an old road. Like the pebbles in a pebble field, dirt in dirt, dust in dust, cobwebs in cobwebs.

If you're serious about sanctification, you can expect to experience heart-wrenching moments that try your faith, your endurance, and your patience.

The U.S. is the greatest, best country God has ever given man on the face of the earth.

The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce.

There's something dripping in my head. A heart, a heart in my head.

A pure heart, open to the Light, will be filled with the elixir of Truth.

Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms.

No one has the right to beat you.

Please, don't worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting.

A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world.

An open mind is a prerequisite to an open heart.

Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.

Realism is something we practice when we aren't feeling very well. When we don't feel up to the extra effort.