The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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It is my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown. ~Tom Colicchio
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. ~Yayoi Kusama
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place. ~Tilda Swinton
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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After all the evidence is in, after you've run all the facts by everything you know, and you're still lost, you have to do some things on faith. ~Christopher Moore
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I love zoo sanctuaries. ~Nancy Travis
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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