#devoid

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#art #balance #calming #depressing #devoid

Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness. ↗

— Helen Hayes

#cannot #choose #completely #consequently #devoid

Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture. ↗

— Quintilian

#barren #consequently #derive #devoid #more

China once again disgusts the world, portraying the image of a cruel, perverted people devoid of any feelings towards animals. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#any #china #cruel #devoid #feelings

I just wanted to make a record that wasn't escapism. Like, I didn't want to write another record that was devoid of meaningful content. ↗

— Dan Deacon

#content #devoid #escapism #i #just

Was there ever in anyone's life span a point free in time, devoid of memory, a night when choice was any more than the sum of all the choices gone before? ↗

— Joan Didion

#anyone #before #choice #choices #devoid

Naturally we would prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so apparently devoid of angels. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#apparently #day #devoid #earth #naturally

In the issue war in Iraq, it was very clear to me that the policies that were being espoused by neoconservatives were totally devoid of substance - but they marketed it wonderfully. ↗

— Joseph C. Wilson

#clear #devoid #iraq #issue #marketed

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest. ↗

— Roger Ebert

#bored #celebrities #celebrity #devoid #i

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#death #devoid #faith #fear #makes