Derek R. Audette Quotes

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• I can never fathom it when people say things like "I can't understand abstract art!" Or: "Abstract art is junk!" Or: "Abstract art isn't as…
• No matter how much utter disdain I have for the work of a particular artist, I would still rather that he had created those works…
• It is not about which artist is more skilled than which other artist. It is about creating what is in you to create. A lack…
• Abstraction is an exercise in a pre-assured failure. It is a futile attempt to communicate the non-communicable
• No matter how substandard you feel your skill or talent may be, If you never produce your art, the world will always remain deprived of…
• The entire 'my art is better than your art' thing really gets under my skin. The fact of the matter is: Your art IS better…
• If you want to know what true art is: Go outside on a clear night, wait until it gets very, very dark, then look up!…
• Whether or not anyone could have done it is not what's important. What is important is whether or not anyone would have done it.
• When the established members of academia start becoming vocal as to how poor your art is, then you know you're on to something.
• Life is replete with comedy, drama, horror, suspense, tragedy, romance, mystery, fantasy and a good dose of fiction. While at times the plot may seem…
• Sanity can take one of only two forms: that of ignorance, or denial.
• An all encompassing uncertainty on the part of any person is either a sign of utter stupidity or extreme intelligence. Only the not so dumb,…
• More often than not, in order to find truth, a wise man must suffer the ravings of the insane. There is no undiscovered truth to…
• The nobility which exists within any cause is to be found not in any achievement, but instead within the struggle.
• There has got to be a point that exists somewhere, when a rational person just has to shake his head and say: 'You know what?…
• I would warn against too much of a radical devotion to rationality. Rationality is an illusion, an invented concept, a construct from the mind of…
• Without compassion, true gratitude is an impossibility. If we are to feel gratitude towards another for their deeds, then we must have compassion for the…
• Gratitude free of compassion is selfishness. It is nothing more than being happy for what has been done to benefit you.
• If you're going to condemn a people based on the actions of the worst of its ranks; take a good look at the worst of…
• If it turns out that physical death truly results in the absolute cessation of consciousness, then it would seem to me that in the grand…

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