Knoedler Publishing Quotes & Sayings

Genius: 1. to believe your own thought. To believe that what is true for you is ultimately true. 2. a sledgehammer. 3. the fruit of labour and thought. 4. soul. 5. the ability to put into effect what is in your mind. 6. something one can become. — Heinrich Heine

With the rationalization of culture, and the corresponding disenchantment of religious ideas and beliefs, the modern world is ordered increasingly upon instrumentally rational grounds, and hence organizes itself less and less according to value-rational principles. This leads in turn to a world in which social action is separated increasingly from the sphere of (ethical) meaning, as particular (often technical) means are employed to realize specific ends regardless of the ethical significance or meaning of such action. — Nicholas Gane

My beautiful wife is dead. She meant everything to me. Her laughter, her tears and her joy will remain with me the rest of my life. — William Shatner

A speculator is a man who, if he dies at the right time, has a rich widow. — Christina Stead

The strength of survival in life lies in strong-minded soul. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A painting of a person can be descriptive, but for me it's about all the things that make up a picture - the feelings, the brushstrokes - more than describing somebody. People latch on to the personalities when they talk about my work and forget the other parts. — Elizabeth Peyton

He was such a bastard. Maybe he should have Remy shoot him again, just for good measure. — Abigail Roux

My writing circle isn't too full of people who fall into the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Tuesdays With Morrie" category. — Alissa Nutting

I just want to create situations where people forget time. — Marina Abramovic

All he had to do was solve the mystery of the universe, which may be difficult but is not as difficult as living an ordinary life. — Walker Percy

I want judges on the Supreme Court who will not use that position to impose their personal policy preferences or political agenda on the American people. — John Cornyn

I tend to work in layers. There's a huge orchestra in the film, but I also record a lot things with very intimate groups, and I like to be able to use the textures of those intimate groups. — Steven Price