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"Art is the human disposition of sensible or intelligible matter for an esthetic end."

Milan Kundera, Czechoslovakian Writer
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"Art is the human disposition of sensible or intelligible matter for an esthetic end."

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"Hate traps us by binding us too tightly to our adversary."
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"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher
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"We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist
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"What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real."

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet
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"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist
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"Art is not a thing; it is a way."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer
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"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist
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"A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left."

Alexander Pope, English Poet
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"The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher
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"The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable."

Barack Obama, American President
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"Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer
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