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Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature.


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I prefer to see with closed eyes.

I prefer to see with closed eyes.



Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.

Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.



Every perception of color is an illusion, we do not see colors as they really are. In our perception they alter one another.

Every perception of color is an illusion, we do not see colors as they really are. In our perception they alter one another.



Easy-to know that diamonds-are precious, Good-to learn that rubies-have depth, But more-to see that pebbles-are miraculous.

Easy-to know that diamonds-are precious, Good-to learn that rubies-have depth, But more-to see that pebbles-are miraculous.



We never really perceive what color really is, as it physically is. This fact makes color the most relative medium in art.

We never really perceive what color really is, as it physically is. This fact makes color the most relative medium in art.



Color is like cooking. The cook puts in more or less salt, that's the difference!

Color is like cooking. The cook puts in more or less salt, that's the difference!



In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.

In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.



As we do not see squares in nature, I thought that it is man-made. But I have corrected myself. Because squares exist in salt crystals, our daily salt.

As we do not see squares in nature, I thought that it is man-made. But I have corrected myself. Because squares exist in salt crystals, our daily salt.



Learn to see and to feel life; that is, cultivate imagination, because there are still marvels in the world, because life is a mystery and always will be. But be aware of it.

Learn to see and to feel life; that is, cultivate imagination, because there are still marvels in the world, because life is a mystery and always will be. But be aware of it.



The purpose of art is to re-present nature, not represent it.

The purpose of art is to re-present nature, not represent it.





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The Yogic scriptures say that God responds to the sacred prayers and efforts of human beings in any way whatsoever that mortals choose to worship - just so long as those prayers are sincere.

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Research conquers doubt. It aligns everyone around the incontestable. Research is the key to clarity—in startups, enterprises, and life itself.

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Begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had.



Play out a boring game to the end and funny things can happen; Fischer knew it.

Play out a boring game to the end and funny things can happen; Fischer knew it.



Try to reject war and give peace a chance. Question the powers that be and find out why they make the dubious decisions they do that send young people to war.

Try to reject war and give peace a chance. Question the powers that be and find out why they make the dubious decisions they do that send young people to war.



You don't have to be afraid, even death itself does not have power. In Christ, everything is becoming new, everything is different.

You don't have to be afraid, even death itself does not have power. In Christ, everything is becoming new, everything is different.



I listen to everything. My I-Pod's really diverse-from guitar instrumentals to Rascal Flatts to Usher.

I listen to everything. My I-Pod's really diverse-from guitar instrumentals to Rascal Flatts to Usher.



The spiritual discipline of simplicity is not a lost dream, but a recurrent version throughout history. It can be recaptured today. It must be.

The spiritual discipline of simplicity is not a lost dream, but a recurrent version throughout history. It can be recaptured today. It must be.




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