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“My father owned a small piece of land. He carried it with him wherever he went.”

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Woody Allen, born Alan Stewart Konigsberg, is an American film producer, screenwriter, director, and actor. Known for his unique brand of humor and insightful social commentary, he is one of the most influential creators in modern film history. Alan Stewart Konigsberg was born on December 1, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York. His filmography spans a wide range of genres, including comedy, drama, and noir. more

“More than at any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly. I speak, by the way, not with any sense of futility, but with a panicky conviction of the absolute meaninglessness of existence which could easily be misinterpreted as pessimism. It is not. It is merely a healthy concern for the predicament of modern man.”

“Secular music, do you say, belongs to the devil? Does it? Well, if it did I would plunder him for it, for he has no right to a single note of the whole seven. Every note, and every strain, and every harmony is divine, and belongs to us.”

Ifs Wells Doe Whole Divine Devil Harmony Notes Seven Secular Strain Plunder Secular Music

Author:William Booth

“A work should convey its entire meaning by itself, imposing it on the spectator even before he knows what the subject is.”

Knows Should Art Philosophy History Subjects Spectators Imposing

Author:Marcel Proust

“I believe that all true art is classic, but the dictates of the mind rarely permit of its being recognized as such when it first appears.”

Mind Firsts Believe Art I Believe Art Is Classic Permit

Book:Letters of Marcel Proust

Source: Letters of Marcel Proust

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