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“You can maybe be artistic and really original and creative, but as long as it's got that funniness at the root of it, then certain people are going to love it just because they need a laugh.”

People Needs Long Certain Laughing Creative Roots Originals Artistic Funniness

Author:Jason Gann

“I can remember when anything further downtown New York than Canal Street was risky and the whole area still looked like a 70s cop movie location; when the original loft-owners were more dash-than-cash, artistic types.”

Stills I Can Whole Remember Streets New York Type Areas Originals Artistic Owners Cash Cop Location Remember When Downtown Canals

Author:Peter York

“Art itself cannot be taught, but craftsmanship can. Architects, painters, sculptors are all craftsmen in the original sense of the word. Thus it is a fundamental requirement of all artistic creativity that every student undergo a thorough training in the workshops of all branches of the crafts.”

“Original artistic invention demands that even the inventor be surprised.”

Demand Originals Invention Artistic Inventor

Author:Judith Schaechter

“But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own; and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose.”

Values Found Literature Religious Special Originals Scripture Artistic Chinese Indian Prose Sublime Monument Hebrew Persian Religious Values Special Beauty

Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

“I don't think the latest Star Wars pictures have any artistic intentions, but the original picture opened up epic science fiction.”

Thinking War Stars Fiction Originals Science Fiction Intention Artistic Epic

Author:William Monahan

“The young of human beings compare so poorly in original efficiency with the young of many of the lower animals, that even the powers needed for physical sustentation have to be acquired under tuition. How much more, then, is this the case with respect to all the technological, artistic, scientific, and moral achievements of humanity!”

Humans Young Humanity Human Beings Animal Moral Cases Needed Achievement Originals Artistic Compare Efficiency Technological Tuition

Book:Democracy and Education - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

Source: Democracy and Education - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

“I think that James Baldwin is, for sure, one of the most important American writer/thinkers of his time... not just African-American. He singled-handily revolutionized the political, artistic and historical discourses about America. He created his particular and original language.”

Thinking Important America Political Language Particular Originals Historical Artistic African American Thinker Discourse American Writer

Author:Raoul Peck

“Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic.”

Expression Originals Artistic Questioning Artistic Expression Irreverent Original Thought

Author:Salman Rushdie