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W. H. Auden Quote: “Art is our chief means of…”

Art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead.

December 8, 2019 1907, English, February 21, Quotes by Poets, W. H. Auden

John Donne Quote: “Death be not proud, though some…”

Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

December 6, 2019 1572, British, John Donne, Quotes by Poets

Francis Parkman Quote: “Here society is reduced to its…”

Here society is reduced to its original elements, the whole fabric of art and conventionality is struck rudely to pieces, and men find themselves suddenly brought back to the wants and resources of their original natures.

December 3, 2019 1823, American, Francis Parkman, Quotes by Historians, September 16

Emily Dickinson Quote: “Where thou art, that is home….”

Where thou art, that is home.

December 1, 2019 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

Ishmael Reed Quote: “Free enterprise is not a bad…”

Free enterprise is not a bad idea and has produced art.

December 1, 2019 1938, American, February 22, Ishmael Reed, Quotes by Poets

Floyd Skloot Quote: “My wife is a painter, musician…”

My wife is a painter, musician, and fiber artist. We married in 1993, and as she worked, I found that my reading about art was helping me understand what she was doing, just as seeing her work gave me a language with which to speak of art.

November 29, 2019 1947, American, Floyd Skloot, Quotes by Poets

Henri Frederic Amiel Quote: “To know how to suggest is…”

To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song.

November 20, 2019 1821, Henri Frederic Amiel, Quotes by Philosophers, September 27, Swiss

Floyd Skloot Quote: “‘The Art Student’s War’ is, at…”

‘The Art Student’s War’ is, at its core, a traditional American wartime love story. As such, it is timely and engrossing. By the end, all its principal characters ‘have been to Hell and back.’

November 18, 2019 1947, American, Floyd Skloot, Quotes by Poets

W. H. Auden Quote: “Art is born of humiliation….”

Art is born of humiliation.

November 18, 2019 1907, English, February 21, Quotes by Poets, W. H. Auden

Ezra Taft Benson Quote: “Encourage good music and art and…”

Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the lives of your children forever.

November 17, 2019 1899, American, August 4, Ezra Taft Benson, Quotes by Leaders

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