Monday, June 09, 2003
�We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.�
- Salvador Dali (1904 � 1989), Spanish painter: journal entry, Aug 2, 1953, in �diary of a Genius�, 1966
�Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny.�
- Eric Hoffer (1902 � 1983), American philosopher: �The Passionate State of Mind�, 1955.
�When it�s a question of peace one must talk to the Devil himself.�
- �douard Herriot (1872 � 1957), French statesman: quoted in �The Observer� (London), Sept 21, 1953.
�My reputation is a media creation.�
- John Lydon [formerly Johnny Rotten] (b. 1957), British rock musician: in �The Observer�, May 4, 1986.
- Salvador Dali (1904 � 1989), Spanish painter: journal entry, Aug 2, 1953, in �diary of a Genius�, 1966
�Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny.�
- Eric Hoffer (1902 � 1983), American philosopher: �The Passionate State of Mind�, 1955.
�When it�s a question of peace one must talk to the Devil himself.�
- �douard Herriot (1872 � 1957), French statesman: quoted in �The Observer� (London), Sept 21, 1953.
�My reputation is a media creation.�
- John Lydon [formerly Johnny Rotten] (b. 1957), British rock musician: in �The Observer�, May 4, 1986.
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