“I don't know what motivated the artist, which means that the paintings have an intrinsic quality. I think Goethe called it the 'essential dimension,' the thing that makes great works of art great.” ThinkingKnowsMeanArtArtistQualityGreatnessPaintingEssentialsDimensionsWorks Of ArtMotivatedGreat Work Book:Gerhard Richter: writings 1961-2007 Source: Gerhard Richter: writings 1961-2007
“To you, being rich might mean owning a goat farm in South Carolina. For your best friend, it might mean being able to start her own business selling wine over the Internet. Whatever the case, youre probably not motivated by the money itself, but by what the money could let you be and do.” MeanMightAbleCasesRichInternetWineSouthSellingMotivatedFarmsGoatsCarolinaOwn BusinessYour Best FriendBeing RichSouth Carolina Book:Your Money: The Missing Manual Source: Your Money: The Missing Manual
“[Nietzsche's doctrine of the eternal return] is what makes moments caught up in the immanence of return suddenly appear as ends. In every other system, don't forget, these moments are viewed as means: Every moral system proclaims that "each moment of life ought to be motivated." Return unmotivates the moment and frees life of ends.” MeanEndsMomentsForgetMoralReturnOughtEternalCaughtDoctrineMotivatedCaught UpMoments Of Life Author:Georges Bataille