"The reason artists show so little interestIn..." - Quote by Robert Frost
The reason artists show so little interestIn public freedom is because the freedomThey've come to feel the need of is a kindNo one can give them they can scarce attainThe freedom of their own material.
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“The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.”
“For I have had too much Of apple-picking:I am overtired Of the great harvest I myself desired.”
“Of course there is matter for remark in poems. Nobody denies that. But it must be solemnly laid on everybody in this world to make his own observations and remarks. That's what we mean by thinking, and that's about all we mean. A teacher says to a pupil "Watch me notice a few things in the next few months: let's see you notice a few things too."”
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“... art approaches as a saving sorceress, expert at healing. She alone knows how to turn these nauseous thoughts about the horror or absurdity of existence into notions with which one can live.”
“I love a natural look in pictures. I like people with a feeling one way or another - it shows an inner life. I like to see that there’s something going on inside them.”
“Even popularity can be overdone. In Rome, along at first, you are full of regrets that Michelangelo died; but by and by, you only regret that you didn't see him do it.”
More on Freedom
“A people who chose security over liberty will receive neither nor deserve either.”
“Liberty is its own reward.”
“And let us never forget that in honoring our flag, we honor the American men and women who have courageously fought and died for it over the last 200 years, patriots who set an ideal above any consideration of self. Our flag flies free today because of their sacrifice.”