Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines.

[BenG]

The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.

--Banksy, graffiti artist, taken from ADbusters magazine

[astrangerhere]

Originally Posted by BenG

The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.

--Banksy, graffiti artist, taken from ADbusters magazine

That was an awesome quote. K for you.

[WT Sharpe]

.....An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
..........— Orson Welles (1916-1985), American actor, producer. Quoted in NY Times (August 7, 1966). From The Great Thoughts by George Seldes (1985, Introduction and a new compilation © 1996 by David Laskin).

[kennyc]

"There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more." Morrissey

From a song that is about the rest.

http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/13091/
(let me get my hands on your mammary glands)

[maianhvk]

"A goal without a plan is just a wish."
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

"A goal without a plan is just a wish."
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Good one!

[covingtoncat73]

"You're very clever, young man, but it's no use -- it's turtles all the way down." from A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

[kennyc]

Gotta love the turtles!

[covingtoncat73]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Gotta love the turtles!

Yeah, I know. I want to get one of these t-shirts...

http://www.cafepress.com/turtleswaydown

[WT Sharpe]

FUNERAL, n. A pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker, and strengthen our grief by an expenditure that deepens our groans and doubles our tears.
..........— Ambrose Bierce (1842 – 1914?), American editorialist, journalist, writer, and satirist. The Devil's Dictionary (1911, first published in book form as The Cynic's Wordbook, 1906).

[maianhvk]

"I love the Olympics, because they enable people from all over the world to come together and--regardless of their political or cultural differences--accuse each other of cheating."
— Dave Barry (Boogers Are My Beat: More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism!)

[WT Sharpe]

.....Either we learn a new language of empathy and compassion, or the fire this time will consume us all.
..........— Cornel West (1953 - ), American philosopher, author, and musician. Race Matters (1993), Introduction.

[WT Sharpe]

.....Animals don't want to be in the damn circus, jumping through hoops on fire or standing on one foot. If they weren't so drugged up, more of them would snap. I mean, we have people doing regular jobs that lose it and shoot up their place of employment. I bet the post office would have way more casualties if we made them balance the mail on their noses.
..........— Wanda Sykes (1964- ), American writer, stand-up comedian, actress. Yeah, I Said It (2005).

[maianhvk]

"Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry."

— Terry Pratchett (Thief of Time)

[maianhvk]

"Denial is much more than an Egyptian River."

— Mark Twain