[Describing his house:] It is a library with living rooms attached.
BERNARD BERENSONMiracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her.
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Art is mind and heart and touch as much and more than it is mere instrument, technique – without which however it cannot exist at all.
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Taste begins when appetite is satisfied.
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There was time for work, for play, for love, the confidence that if a task was not done at the appointed time, I easily could fit it into another hour. I used to take leisure for granted, as I did time itself.
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Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her.
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One can repent even of having repented.
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In figure painting, the type of all painting, I have endeavoured to set forth that the principal if not sole source of life enchantments are Tactile Values, Movement and Space Composition.
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The ultimate justification of the work of art is to help the spectator to become a work of art himself.
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Who will free me from hurry, flurry, the feeling of a crowd pushing behind me, of being hustled and crushed?
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Enemies could become the best companions. Companionship is based on a common interest, and the greater the interest the closer the companionship. What makes enemies of people, if not the eagerness, the passion for the same thing?
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You can parody and make fun of almost anything, but that does not turn the universe into a caricature.
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Literature in its most comprehensive sense is the autobiography of humanity.
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Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.
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Life has taught me that it is not for our faults that we are disliked and even hated, but for our qualities.
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How can I regain even for a minute the feeling of ample leisure I had during my early, my creative years? Then I seldom felt fussed, or hurried.
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Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed.
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