"True citizens are not the audience of their……" — Lewis Hyde

True citizens are not the audience of their government, nor its consumers;… - Lewis Hyde

"True citizens are not the audience of their government, nor its consumers; they are its makers."

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18 Quotes by Lewis Hyde

Lewis Hyde has 18 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

We are each born into a situation-a particular body (its race, sex, health...), a set of ancestors, a community, a…
An essential portion of any artist’s labor is not creation so much as invocation. Part of the work cannot be…
The passage into mystery always refreshes. If, when we work, we can look once a day upon the face of…
All that we make and do is shaped by the communities and traditions that contain us, not to mention by…
For the slow labor of realizing a potential gift the artist must retreat to those Bohemias, halfway between the slums…
Unlike the sale of a commodity, the giving of a gift tends to establish a relationship between the parties involved.…
What is it about a work of art, even when it is bought and sold in the market, that makes…
Uncovering secrets is apocalyptic in the simple sense (the Greek root means ‘an uncovering’). In this case, it lifts the…
The gift moves towards the empty place. As it turns in its circle it turns towards him who has been…
Art does not organize parties, nor is it the servant or colleague of power. Rather, the work of art becomes…
We forgive when we give up attachment to our wounds.
Most artists are brought to their vocation when their own nascent gifts are awakened by the work of a master.…

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More Audience Quotes

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I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective. — J. J. Abrams
I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out… — Aaliyah
Confronting a stadium audience, you can't see the whites of their eyes. It's just an amorphous mass of noise and,… — Rowan Atkinson
You see, the interesting thing about books, as opposed, say, to films, is that it's always just one person encountering… — Paul Auster
If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience. — Tallulah Bankhead
I don't feel like I need to preach to the world or nothing like that. I just feel like I… — Erykah Badu
I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's… — Erykah Badu
You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into… — Christian Bale
I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact,… — Lucille Ball
I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap… — Antonio Banderas
I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my… — Tyra Banks

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