“Virtuosi have been long remarked to have little conscience in their favorite pursuits. A man will steal a rarity who would cut off his hand rather than take the money it is worth. Yet, in fact, the crime is the same.” MenLittlesLongHas BeensFactsHandsCuttingCrimeConsciencePursuitStealingTheftRarity Author:Horace
“Possessing talent is nothing more than the continuous pursuit of a life-long interest.” LongInterestTalentPursuitLong LifePossessing Author:Bob Ross
“Studying music encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits that carry over into intellectual pursuits and that lead to effective study and work habits. An association of music and math has, in fact, long been noted. Creating and performing music promotes self-expression and provides self-gratification while giving pleasure to others. In medicine, increasing published reports demonstrate that music has a healing effect on patients. For all these reasons, it deserves strong support in our educational system, along with the other arts, the sciences, and athletics.” GivingLongArtSelfReasonFactsStrongPleasureHealingSupportStudyEffectsExpressionHabitDisciplineCreatingIntellectualDeserveMedicinePatientEducationalMathPursuitPerformingReportsAssociationTraitsSelf DisciplineGratificationDiligenceAthleticsSelf ExpressionEducational SystemWork HabitsSelf GratificationMath And MusicPerforming MusicStudy And WorkStudying Music Author:Michael E. DeBakey
“Sisterhood is powerful. Woman can support each other as women, in their pursuit for enlightenment or anything else, without fear. But as long as she's still in the commodities exchange market, buying and selling, she must fear the competition.” LongStillsWomenPowerfulSupportEnlightenmentCompetitionPursuitSellingBuyingCommoditySisterhoodPowerful WomenBuying And Selling Author:Frederick Lenz
“In the ardor of his enthusiasm, a youth set forth in quest of a man of whom he might take counsel as to his future, but after long search and many disappointments, he came near relinquishing the pursuit as hopeless, when suddenly it occurred to him that one must first be a man to find a man, and profiting by this suggestion, he set himself to the work of becoming himself the man he had been seeking so long and fruitlessly.” MenFirstsLongMightYouthHe ManBecomingDisappointmentSeekingPursuitEnthusiasmHopelessQuestsSuggestionsBe A ManArdorRelinquishing Book:Table-talk Source: Table-talk
“Perhaps art criticism cannot be reformed in a logical sense because it was never well-formed in the first place. Art criticism has long been a mongrel among academic pursuits, borrowing whatever it needed from other fields.” FirstsWellsLongArtFieldsNeededCriticismPursuitLogicalAcademicBorrowing Author:James Elkins