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As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize our languages, create classics out of our folk arts. We can do this if we are true to our roots and strive for excellence.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Artists Arts Bring Classics Create Down Excellence Folk Go Languages Level Must Our Out Roots Should Strive Them True Up

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In the visual arts, particularly painting, I distrust all those abstractions, those artificial constructions. I have a very simple way of judging them: if I can do them, they are not art.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Abstraction Art Artificial Arts Distrust Judging Painting Particularly Simple Simple Way Them Those Very Visual Visual Arts Way I Can

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This is the harsh truth about us: not only do Filipinos ignore books, literature - we do not understand how important the arts are - not just to those of us who work at it, but to the nation as a whole.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: About Arts Books Harsh How Ignore Important Just Literature Nation Only Those Truth Understand Us Who Whole Work

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You perhaps know me as a novelist. Literature is one of the arts - in fact, the noblest of the arts. That is not my opinion; it was first expressed by the ancients. As art, literature has many similarities with the other art forms.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Ancient Art Art Forms Arts Expressed Fact First Forms In Fact Know Literature Many Me Noblest Novelist Opinion Other Perhaps Similarities You

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Culturally, the arts of Puerto Rico is really unmatched by any other island.

~Fat Joe

Topics: Any Arts Island Other Puerto Puerto Rico Really Rico

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Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right.

~Fay Wray

Topics: Arts Cabinet Position Right She Should Think Thought I Think

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I have fought all over the world, and I am excited to be in 'EA Sports MMA' because this game is going to show the global appeal of mixed martial arts.

~Fedor Emelianenko

Topics: Am Appeal Arts Because Excited Fought Game Global Going Martial Martial Arts Mixed Over Show Sports World I Am Mma

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Well, it was one of my most gratifying experiences because I could devote my knowledge and my talent for the good for the City of Washington, and all the Federal projects where the Fine Arts Commission had jurisdiction, and it was a tremendous experience.

~Felix De Weldon

Topics: Arts Because City Commission Could Devote Experience Experiences Federal Fine Fine Arts Good Gratifying Had Knowledge Most Projects Talent Tremendous Washington Well Where

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'The Week' is my favourite magazine. Everyone from presidents to CEOs of companies love it, politicians, people in the massive charity business in America, in the arts and even more especially in the media.

~Felix Dennis

Topics: America Arts Business Ceos Charity Companies Even Everyone Favourite Love Magazine Massive Media More People Politicians Presidents Week

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Nobody ever told me, 'Art is this.' This was good luck in a way because I would have had to spend half of my life forgetting everything that I had been told, which is what happens with most students in schools of fine arts.

~Fernando Botero

Topics: Art Arts Because Been Ever Everything Fine Fine Arts Forgetting Good Good Luck Had Half Happens Life Luck Me Most My Life Nobody Schools Spend Students Way Which Would

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