"There are moments when art attains almost..." - Quote by Oscar Wilde
There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor.
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“Youth! There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to Life. The old are in Life's lumber”
“If the Socialism is Authoritarian; if there are Governments armed with economic power as they are now with political power; if, in a word, we are to have Industrial Tyrannies, then the last state of man will be worse than the first.”
“While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first personality, which no one should copy.”
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“In the end, you really want to make the best film that you can, and in the reality of the filmmaking world, you have things like budgets.”
“Writing and cookery are just two different means of communication.”
“I write because it gives me the greatest possible artistic pleasure to write. If my work pleases the few I am gratified. As for the mob, I have no desire to be a popular novelist. It is far too easy.”
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“Style is what gives value and currency to thoughts.”
“We have many years to eat and sleep, but how many years do we have to make a difference in the lives of others? That's the highest calling any of us can have: Living our life so as to intentionally add value to others. But to do this, we have to make ourselves more valuable. We have to keep learning, growing, developing as leaders and taking responsibility for being the change we want to see in the world.”
“Try first to be a man of value; success will follow.”