“Superstition, in all times and among all nations, is the fear of a spirit whose passions are those of a man, whose acts are the acts of a man; who is present in some places, not in others; who makes no places holy and not others; who is kind to one person, unkind to another; who is pleased or angry according to the degree of attention you pay him, or praise you refuse to him; who is hostile generally to human pleasure, but may be bribed by sacrifice of a part of that pleasure into permitting the rest. This, whatever form of faith it colors, is the essence of superstition.” MenHumansKindMayPersonsFormSpiritPassionNationsPleasurePayAttentionSacrificeColorHolyDegreesEssencePraiseAngryRefuseAll TimeSuperstitionsHostileUnkind Book:The Religion of Ruskin: The Life and Works of John Ruskin; a Biographical and Anthological Study Source: The Religion of Ruskin: The Life and Works of John Ruskin; a Biographical and Anthological Study
“My mantra is, 'Don't be afraid of color.' What did it do to you? Do a color testing in alternate kinds of light you desire in the room because the pigment will change. And I refuse to believe that pale pale or white colors in a small room will buy you more square footage. Go with color all the way.” WayBelieveKindLightDesireWhiteRoomsColorRefuseSquaresPaleTestingMantrasPigmentSmall Rooms Author:Bryan Batt
“If you refuse to study anatomy, the arts of drawing and perspective, the mathematics of aesthetics, and the science of color, let me tell you that this is more a sign of laziness than of genius.” IfsArtStudyColorPerspectiveGeniusLet MeMathematicsRefuseDrawingLazinessAestheticsAnatomy Author:Salvador Dali
“Why all this insistence on the senses? Because in order to convince your reader that he is THERE, you must assault each of his senses, in turn, with color, sound, taste, and texture. If your reader feels the sun on his flesh, the wind fluttering his shirt sleeves, half your fight is won. The most improbable tales can be made believable, if your reader, through his senses, feels certain that he stands at the middle of events. He cannot refuse, then, to participate. The logic of events always gives way to the logic of the senses.” IfsWayGivingFeelsMadeCertainOrderTurnsFightingSoundHalfSunMiddleEventsColorWindReaderTasteLogicRefuseFleshSensesTalesShirtsConvinceAssaultTextureSleevesImprobableBelievableInsistenceFluttering Author:Ray Bradbury
“If you look at my collaborations, it is very much in line with all these others in the sense that it is a building of community, particularly among artists of color. This is what I learned from the example of elder African-American artists, which is where it is all coming from; to refuse to be silenced.” IfsLooksArtistCommunityLinesExampleBuildingColorRefuseAfrican AmericanCollaborationElders Author:Vijay Iyer
“I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.” MatterPoliticalReligionSituationAudienceColorProudSkinsNo Matter WhatRefusePersuasionSituations In LifePower Of Persuasion Author:Pete Seeger