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Art1 quote
To be an artist means never to avert one's eyes. — Akira KurosawaArtists1 quote
To be an artist means never to avert one's eyes. — Akira KurosawaGovernment1 quote
Never believe governments, not any of them, not a word they say; keep an untrusting eye on all they do. — Martha Gellhorn · 1998Japanese poetry1 quote
I learned precision of language from Japanese poetry. — Octavio PazLanguage1 quote
I learned precision of language from Japanese poetry. — Octavio PazLying and politics1 quote
Never believe governments, not any of them, not a word they say; keep an untrusting eye on all they do. — Martha Gellhorn · 1998Music1 quote
All music is folk music. I ain't never heard no horse sing a song. — Louis ArmstrongPhotography1 quote
It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter. — Alfred Eisenstaedt · 1995Poetry1 quote
I learned precision of language from Japanese poetry. — Octavio Paz