Art Quote by K. Ford K Download Open image ““The erotic arts have the same goal as religion; to prevent men from acting like beasts.”” — K. Ford K ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Art Goals Religion
“But the erotic offers a well of replenishing and provocative force to the woman who does not fear its revelation, nor succumb to the… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“Both porn and religion distort a person’s perspectives on women.” — Jesse Dangerously Copy Share Image
“I do believe that the emphasis on egalitarian and respectful sex—purged of any expressions of power, aggression, and transgression—is antithetical to erotic desire for… — Esther Perel Copy Share Image
“But our sexual and gender expressions are as integral to who we are as our religious upbringings are.” — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“There is a supernal intelligence behind sexual arousal, the true purpose of which is to create for us ecstatic experiences of our own divinity.” — John Maxwell Taylor Copy Share Image
“Recognizing the power of the erotic within our lives can give us the energy to pursue genuine change within our world, rather than merely… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“. . . [O]nce we begin to feel deeply all the aspects of our lives, we begin to demand from ourselves and from our life-pursuits that they feel in accordance with that joy which we know ourselves to be capable of. Our erotic knowledge empowers us, becomes a lens through which we scrutinize all aspects of our existence, forcing us… — Audre Lorde Copy Share
“I am for an art that is political-erotical-mystical, that does something more than sit on its ass in a museum.” — Claes Oldenburg Copy Share Image
“These are pious, clean-living men, worshipping at the temple of their own bodies.” “Hmm. Sounds distinctly erotic.” — Richard K. Morgan Copy Share Image
“ Question (The Great Problematic): Will the ultimate liberation of the erotic from its dialectical relationship with Christianity result in (a) The freeing of… — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
“Polly ended her lesson with the words she lived by: man is tender by nature, the rest is invented. Everyone applauded, even Bernice who… — K. Ford K Copy Share Image
“She [Bernice] didn’t like anything that had an adult theme, with only one exception, her collection of erotic female memorabilia. They were all antiques,… — K. Ford K Copy Share Image
“It’s just as well,” she thought. “If I told them what I really think, they’d shit roses.” — K. Ford K Copy Share Image
“Think about this: in all the stories I've ever heard, genies always want to get out of the bottle. And they do get out,… — K. Ford K Copy Share Image
“Bernice was fascinated by Trinket because she wore her sexuality as openly as a fragrant perfume. She was also amazed by the fact that… — K. Ford K Copy Share Image
“Thinking about what other people do in bed will age you faster than anything. It makes your heart beat too fast.” — K. Ford K Copy Share Image
True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Hear the sum of the whole matter in the compass of one brief word — every art possessed by man comes from Prometheus.” — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
I think most artists feel like they're outside society - no matter how many accolades they receive, or how much money is in your… — Aaron Rose Copy Share Image
The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“So, really," continued Jacob as if this were perfectly normal to expound on art in these circumstances, "when you think about it, the artists… — Justina Chen Headley Copy Share Image
“There are two options in art; either to adopt philosophical life by dissecting art, or to write your own philosophical life and claim it… — Taf Teh Copy Share Image
The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative. — Adolf Loos Copy Share Image
During human progress, every science is evolved out of its corresponding art. — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
In literature and art memory is a synonym for invention. It is the life-blood of imagination, which faints and dies when the veins are… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
I think a business guy is different from an artist. They walk different paths. Artists create the best outputs when they're having fun. And… — G-Dragon Copy Share Image