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So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will go on; and if that system is to last for ever, then art is doomed, and will surely die; that is to say, civilization will die. ↗

— William Morris

#arts #civilization #competition #degradation #die

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#book #hasn #must #read #really

The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body can handle it, not after 40, when the income can handle it. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#babies #body #done #handle #income

I write songs. Then, I record them. And, later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple. ↗

— Van Morrison

#i do #i write #job #later #maybe

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it. ↗

— Van Morrison

#you #you can do it

If you're trying to please everyone, then you're not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don't think, in the long run. ↗

— Viggo Mortensen

#everyone #going #honestly #i #long

I'm a dual citizen, as are my husband and children. We have got eight passports between us; we're weighed down by them whenever we go anywhere. ↗

— Emily Mortimer

#between #children #citizen #down #dual

If there's no craft there, then once the looks go, there goes your career. ↗

— Joe Morton

#craft #go #goes #looks #once

If you have the skill, then you can move as you age. ↗

— Joe Morton

#move #skill #then #you

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#cast #direct #directors #forget #performance