All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.

Clement Greenberg

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Nature of art Art

Author

Clement Greenberg

Source

The Nation

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

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United States

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Greenberg, Clement. The Nation. 7 Apr. 1945.

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An armed society is a polite society.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Robert A. Heinlein
Source
Beyond This Horizon
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Novel
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Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Heinlein, Robert A [published as Anson MacDonald]. "Beyond This Horizon." Astounding Science Fiction, Apr. 1942 - May 1942.

Another quote about Art

The greatness of art, like poetry or music, is that it is totally unnecessary.

Christo

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Art for art's sake Art

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Christo
Source
D Magazine
Medium
Interview
Language
English
Time
2011 2010s 21st century
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Christo. "Interview: Christo On the Freedom of Unnecessary Art." Interviewed by Peter Simek. D Magazine, 24 Feb. 2011.

Another quote from 1945

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

George Orwell

Animal Farm

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Communism Equality

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George Orwell
Source
Animal Farm
Medium
Novel
Genre
Allegory Dystopian fiction
Language
English
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
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Orwell, George. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story. Secker and Warburg, 1945, ch. 10.