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We are each born into a situation-a particular body (its race, sex, health...), a set of ancestors, a community, a nation-and born…
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An essential portion of any artist’s labor is not creation so much as invocation. Part of the work cannot be made, it…
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The passage into mystery always refreshes. If, when we work, we can look once a day upon the face of mystery, then…
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All that we make and do is shaped by the communities and traditions that contain us, not to mention by money, power,…
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For the slow labor of realizing a potential gift the artist must retreat to those Bohemias, halfway between the slums and the…
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Unlike the sale of a commodity, the giving of a gift tends to establish a relationship between the parties involved. When gifts…
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What is it about a work of art, even when it is bought and sold in the market, that makes us distinguish…
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True citizens are not the audience of their government, nor its consumers; they are its makers.
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Uncovering secrets is apocalyptic in the simple sense (the Greek root means ‘an uncovering’). In this case, it lifts the shame covers.…
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The gift moves towards the empty place. As it turns in its circle it turns towards him who has been empty-handed the…
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Art does not organize parties, nor is it the servant or colleague of power. Rather, the work of art becomes a political…
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We forgive when we give up attachment to our wounds.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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People are certainly impressed by the aura of creative power which a writer may wear, but can easily demolish it with a…
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George Bernard Shaw was right. He summed it all up when he said: "The secret of being miserable is to have the…
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Shaw writes plays for the ages, the ages between five and twelve.
— George Jean Nathan
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As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of his friends like him.
— Oscar Wilde
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Those were the days in this country where H. G. Wells, Bernard Shaw and Conan Doyle could have influence, and thats gone,…
— Julian Barnes
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I made use of the college library by borrowing books other than scientific books, such as all of the plays by George…
— Linus Pauling
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Valentine's Day is a sham created by card companies to reinforce gender stereotypes. [..] I'll buy some cookies, but NOT for Valentine's…
— Anna Howard Shaw
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Gary Shaw says a lot of things without engaging his brain sometimes and it's a great shame, because he's not a bad…
— Frank Warren
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We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule…
— Francis Parkman
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I agree about Shaw - he is haunted by the mystery he flouts. He is an atheist who trembles in the haunted…
— William Butler Yeats
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I knew one hundred little things about Noah Shaw but when he kissed me I couldn't remember my own name.
— Michelle Hodkin
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