“I would have artists be convinced that the supreme skill and art in painting consists in knowing how to use black and white... because it is light and shade that make objects appear in relief.” ArtUseLightArtistBlackWhiteKnowingObjectsPaintingSkillsConvincedSupremeReliefShadeBlack And White Author:Leon Battista Alberti
“I think men get nervous when women start counting the number of female senators, and whites become edgy when they hear the next Supreme Court seat will probably go to a Latino. This isn't always because they object to sharing the spoils, by the way; it just reminds us that the melting pot may not be working, and we haven't yet achieved the ambiguous national dream of becoming a nation of indistinguishable beige atheists.” ThinkingMenWayMayDreamNextNationsNumbersHavensObjectsBecomingFemaleCourtAtheistSupremeNervousSeatsPotSenatorsSupreme CourtSpoilCountingLatinoMeltingAmbiguousEdgyMelting Pot Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“After experience had taught me that all the usual surroundings of social life are vain and futile; seeing that none of the objects of my fears contained in themselves anything either good or bad, except in so far as the mind is affected by them, I finally resolved to inquire whether there might be some real good having power to communicate itself, which would affect the mind singly, to the exclusion of all else: whether, in fact, there might be anything of which the discovery and attainment would enable me to enjoy continuous, supreme, and unending happiness.” MindRealFactsMightSocialEnjoySeeingObjectsTaughtDiscoveryCommunicateSupremeVainAffectedUsualSurroundingsAttainmentSocial LifeExclusionUnending Book:How to Improve Your Mind Source: How to Improve Your Mind
“To us all, life is a gift, liberty is a right, and the pursuit of happiness is the object supreme. But our conduct in the pursuit differs in accordance with the measure of justice we uphold. A common measure is only possible when we begin to understand and learn to appreciate each other's point of view and point of direction.” Life IsJusticeViewsCommonLibertyObjectsAppreciatePoint Of ViewPursuitSupremePursuit Of HappinessLife Is A GiftLearn To Appreciate Author:Ameen Rihani
“The Blessed Sacrament is the first and supreme object of our worship. We must preserve in the depths of our hearts a constant and uninterrupted profound adoration of this precious pledge of Divine Love.” FirstsHeartObjectsDivineWorshipBlessedConstantProfoundDepthSupremePreservesSacramentsDivine LoveAdorationPledgeEucharistBlessed Sacrament Author:Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
“The liberty, prosperity, and the happiness of our country will always be the object of my most fervent prayers to the Supreme Author of All Good.” CountryPrayerLibertyObjectsProsperitySupremeOur CountryFerventFervent Prayer Book:James Monroe, 1758-1831: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids Source: James Monroe, 1758-1831: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids