“The purer the artist's 'mirror' is, the more true reality reflects in it. Overseeing the historical culture of art, we must conclude that the mirror only slowly is purified. Time producing this purifying shows a gradual, more constant and objective image of reality.” ArtShowsRealityArtistCultureMirrorsConstantHistoricalObjectivesPurifyingTrue RealityOverseeing Book:The new art--the new life: the collected writings of Piet Mondrian Source: The new art--the new life: the collected writings of Piet Mondrian
“When the old way of seeing was displaced, a hollowness came into architecture. Our buildings show a constant effort to fill that void, to recapture that sense of life which was once to be found in any house or shed. Yet the sense of place is not to be recovered through any attitude, device, or style, but through the principles of pattern, spirit, and context.” WayShowsSpiritFoundHouseEffortAttitudePrinciplesSeeingStyleBuildingConstantPatternsArchitectureDevicesVoidShedOld WaysHollownessSense Of Place Author:Jonathan Hale
“During my stage shows, I am so energetic. It's constant! I just don't stand still. I actually got given a mic stand from my team to say 'Just calm down. Stand still for at least two songs.' But now I just pick it up and walk around with it.” StillsTwoShowsSongGivenWalksTeamStagePicksConstantCalmEnergeticCalm DownMics Author:Jessie J
“Life should be a constant vision of God's presence. Here is our defense against being led away by the gauds and shows of earth's vulgar attractions.” ShouldShowsEarthVisionConstantDefenseAttractionVulgarGod's Presence Author:Alexander MacLaren
“The underlying reason for convergence seems to be that all organisms are under constant scrutiny of natural selection and are also subject to the constraints of the physical and chemical factors that severely limit the action of all inhabitants of the biosphere. Put simply, convergence shows that in a real world not all things are possible.” WorldRealReasonShowsSeemsActionNaturalSubjectsLimitsAll ThingsConstantFactorsChemicalsReal WorldOrganismsSelectionConstraintsNatural SelectionScrutinyConvergenceBiosphere Author:Simon Conway Morris