"Above all, we are coming to understand..." - Quote by John F Kennedy
Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a free people.
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“Neither smiles nor frowns, neither good intentions nor harsh words, are a substitute for strength.”
“Since the time of the ancient Greeks, we have always felt that there was a close relationship between a strong, vital mind and physical fitness.”
“Certain other societies may respect the rule of force--we respect the rule of law.”
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“Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.”
“All the arts, which have a tendency to raise man in the scale of being, have a certain common band of union, and are connected, if I may be allowed to say so, by blood-relationship with one another.”
“The arts are essential to any complete national life. The State owes it to itself to sustain and encourage them. [...] Ill fares the race which fails to salute the arts with the reverence and delight which are their due.”
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“For no man can write anything who does not think that what he writes is, for the time, the history of the world.”
“As a child, reality is whatever one makes of it.”
“I think the most important thing about learning comedy is to start from who you are. If you begin the process by imitating what you perceive to be a comedy rhythm, you will get laughs sooner, but you will not be unique.”