"In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another."

Art, Government, Money, Class

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"Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Art, Limitations, Thinking

"History develops, art stands still."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

Art, History

"You do not need a boyfriend or a girlfriend to write an emotional poet, because poetry is beyond hooks and holes."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Art, Poetry, Love, Emotion, Expression

"Music heals all forms of misery."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Art, Music, Healing, Comfort, Emotion

"The play was a great success, but audience was a dismal failure."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Art, Play, Success, Audience, Failure

"Only sick music makes money today."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Art, Music, Economics, Criticism

"Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career."

E.A. Bucchianeri, American Author

Art, Creativity, Individual, Expression

"People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do."

Steven Wright, American Comedian

Art, Creativity, Imagination, Storytelling

"Something is always born of excess: great art was born of great terror, great loneliness, great inhibitions, instabilities, and it always balances them."

Anais Nin, American Author

Art, Excess, Loneliness, Balance

"Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Art, Comedy, Tragedy, Representation, Life

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"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."

God

"The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out."

Nothing

"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

Death

"I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow."

Life

"I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms."

Lie

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"Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding."

"History develops, art stands still."

"You do not need a boyfriend or a girlfriend to write an emotional poet, because poetry is beyond hooks and holes."

"Music heals all forms of misery."

"The play was a great success, but audience was a dismal failure."

"Only sick music makes money today."

"Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career."

"People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do."

"Something is always born of excess: great art was born of great terror, great loneliness, great inhibitions, instabilities, and it always balances them."

"Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life."

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"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."

"The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out."

"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

"We never live, we are always in the expectation of living."

"One great use of words is to hide our thoughts."

"The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."

"Writing is the painting of the voice."

"Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law."

"I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow."

"I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms."