#sm

The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion. ↗

— Walter Benjamin

#art form #aversion #between #conventional #criticism

The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion. ↗

— Walter Benjamin

#betraying #coin #critic #criticism #fashion

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure. ↗

— Tony Benn

#life #lifetime #moment #moments #most

We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#community #obey #off #people #rules

My films are about embarrassment. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#embarrassment #films

Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection. ↗

— Alban Berg

#also #composers #disciples #enthusiasm #feeling

I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much friendship, love and a world of human and spiritual references I have smuggled into these three movements, the adherents of programme music - should there be any left - would go mad with joy. ↗

— Alban Berg

#any #became #dearest #dearest friend #friend

I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence. ↗

— Peter Berg

#confidence #good #good actors #her #i

Publicity is the life of this culture - in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive - and at the same time publicity is its dream. ↗

— John Berger

#could #culture #dream #far #life

But we don't have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real alternative to capitalism in the modern world. ↗

— Peter L. Berger

#capitalism #democratic #democratic society #economy #example