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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

As Brian Urquhart has said quite correctly, I don't think that individual countries in the international community can stand aside and let all of these slaughters continue without doing anything. ↗

— Alex Morrison

#aside #brian #community #continue #correctly

At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#becomes #enough #even #life #need

Man's wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy. ↗

— William Temple

#best #best friend #enemy #folly #friend

Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. ↗

— Jim Morrison

#be yourself #each #especially #feel #feeling

I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments. ↗

— Jim Morrison

#clown #forces #human #i #i see

The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be. ↗

— John Templeton

#become #correct #day #description #divinity

Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church. ↗

— John Templeton

#been #being #church #come #concept

It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where your going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. It's like the throw of the dice. ↗

— Jim Morrison

#day #dice #disastrous #drinking #end

I'm interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom. ↗

— Jim Morrison

#activity #anything #appears #chaos #disorder