#val

Art must unquestionably have a social value; that is, as a potential means of communication it must be addressed, and in comprehensible terms, to the understanding of mankind. ↗

— Rockwell Kent

#art #communication #comprehensible #mankind #means

To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world - that I am able to change it in positive ways. ↗

— Maxine Hong Kingston

#am #carry #change #effectiveness #i

Before we even consider expanding Medicare, or another program based on its rates, we must reform our Medicare payment system so that it rewards value, not volume, and doesn't disadvantage states like Minnesota that provide high-quality care in an efficient way. ↗

— Amy Klobuchar

#based #before #care #consider #disadvantage

Everything that has happened to me is of value to me. As painful as certain things are, and have been, and were, there's a use for those things in my life and in my work. ↗

— Martin Landau

#certain #certain things #everything #happened #life

To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters. ↗

— Serge Lang

#biology #certain #competence #does #evaluate

Hinduism's basic tenet is that many roads exist by which men have pursued and still pursue their quest for the truth and that none has universal validity. ↗

— Kenneth Scott Latourette

#exist #hinduism #many #men #none

I decorated my house like a medieval gothic castle, European-style. Chandeliers and red velvet curtains. My bedroom is pink and black, my bathroom is totally Hello Kitty, I have a massive pink couch and a big antique gold cross. ↗

— Avril Lavigne

#bathroom #bedroom #big #black #castle

I just don't want to talk about my personal life. I feel like it's mine, I'm not trying to promote it. It's nice to have things that are your own, that you value enough that you don't have to use to sell a movie. ↗

— Jennifer Jason Leigh

#enough #feel #i #i feel #i feel like

It was the noise Of ancient trees falling while all was still Before the storm, in the long interval Between the gathering clouds and that light breeze Which Germans call the Wind's bride. ↗

— Charles Godfrey Leland

#before #between #breeze #bride #call

In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film. ↗

— Joshua Leonard

#best #character #character development #characters #connection