Sargents Quotes & Sayings

While a forgery illegally exploits the elitist taste for rarity, a kitsch object insists on its anti elitist availability. The deceptive character of kitsch does not lie in whatever it may have in common with actual forgery but in its claim to supply its consumers with essentially the same kinds and qualities of beauty as those embodied in unique or rare and inaccessible originals. — Matei Calinescu

He'd never risk his life if he could avoid it. "I'd rather live, thank you." In — Joyce Carol Oates

When you had as little money as the Sargents did, sensibility in all matters was ingrained young. In — Maggie Stiefvater

A face, he believes, is a piece of sculpture that has taken a lifetime to mold, so it tells more than any actor's technique possibly could. I've watched Fellini work, and he did — Elia Kazan

Advancement and promotion in Mystic Masonry is not dependent on favor; it cannot be given till it has been earned and the candidate has stored in himself the power to rise, any more than a pistol can be fired till it has been loaded. — Max Heindel

It's upsetting to be a man in our society. — David Mamet