Beauty is an end in itself, not a means to some other end.
James Ogilvy Living Without a Goal: Finding the Freedom to Live a Creative and Innovative Life by James Ogilvy
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All the good, fine, noble, and creative acts of humanity were conceived as a spark in a single human consciousness.
Peter McWilliams You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought
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Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
George Bernard Shaw The Portable Curmudgeon
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Newborn ideas are fragile, like babies. They need nurturing, protecting, patience, loving, commitment. They require you to sit up with them at night, fret over their futures, watch them grow. And like babies, they can't be hurried. They unfurl and blossom in their own time.
Doug Hall Jump Start Your Brain
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Personally, I experience the greatest degree of pleasure in having contact with works of art. They furnish me with happy feelings of an intensity such as I cannot derive from other realms.
Albert Einstein The Quotable Einstein
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