Avant garde Quote by Edmund White

I think the avant-garde often hides itself in the highly incomprehensible because they are frustrated that the real world is so boring.

— Bjarke Ingels

It is not necessary to be too avant-garde, because you risk not being understood.

— Domenico Dolce

What I've found in my research is that realism and self-honesty are the antidote to ego, hubris, and delusion.

— Ryan Holiday

I love many realists but very strongly resist the notion that realism presents a less stylized, more authentic version of the world.

— Laura van den Berg

Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's…

— Vikram Seth

Sincerity means that the appearance and the reality are exactly the same.

— Oswald Chambers

Realism is something we practice when we aren't feeling very well. When we don't feel up to the extra effort.

— Robert Edmond Jones

One of the things I strive for is realism. I need to be as real as possible in the dilemmas my characters face.

— Tamora Pierce

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.

— James Russell Lowell

True realism lies in the search for the expression of forms faithful to their content. But there is no content detached from human interest.

— Asger Jorn

Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for.

— John Wooden

True sincerity reveals a powerful form of clarity and discernment that is necessary in order to perceive yourself honestly without flinching or being held…

— Adyashanti