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Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Arts Book Composition Habits Learning Original Resolved Thinking Unskilled Write

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The role of a liberal arts college within a university is to be a genuine part of that university, giving and responding to the other parts.

~Edward Levi

Topics: Arts College Genuine Giving Liberal Liberal Arts Other Part Parts Responding Role University Within

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Law builds upon and, I should like to claim, is one of the liberal arts. It uses words of persuasion and changing definitions for practical ends.

~Edward Levi

Topics: Arts Builds Changing Claim Definitions Ends Law Liberal Liberal Arts Like Persuasion Practical Should Uses Words

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When I first became interested in photography, I thought it was the whole cheese. My idea was to have it recognized as one of the fine arts. Today I don't give a hoot in hell about that. The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each man to himself.

~Edward Steichen

Topics: About Arts Became Cheese Each Each Man Explain Fine Fine Arts First Give Hell Himself Hoot Idea Interested Man Mission Photography Recognized Thought Today Whole

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Certainly in the arts, in all genres, I think that men should step away. I think men should stop writing books. I think men should stop making movies or television. Say, for 50 to 100 years.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Arts Away Books Certainly Genres Making Making Movies Men Movies Say Should Step Stop Television Think Writing Years I Think 100 Years

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Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.

~Eli Broad

Topics: Arts Bankers Business Business People Civilizations Lawyers People Remembered

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I believe in the democratization of the arts. What do I mean by that? I think museums, with some exceptions, have a responsibility to educate a much broader public.

~Eli Broad

Topics: Arts Believe Broader Democratization Educate Exceptions Mean Much Museums Public Responsibility Some Think I Think I Believe I Believe In

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Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline.

~Eli Broad

Topics: Any Appetite Appropriate Art Arts Background Boards Business Discipline Imposing Institutions Lack Often Supporters Tend Unfortunately Well-Meaning Who

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Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a Muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them.

~Eliza Farnham

Topics: Adorn Arts Being Each Embellish Found God Grace Life Muse Office Over Purify Refine Them Whose Worthy

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When I went to the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne to study drama, I felt I'd finally found my place in life.

~Elizabeth Debicki

Topics: Arts College Drama Felt Finally Found Life Melbourne Place Study Victorian

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