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Because a work does not aim at reproducing natural appearances it is not, therefore, an escape from life -- but may be a penetration into reality...as expression of the significance of life, a stimulation to greater effort in living.

Henry Moore

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Henry Moore
Age: 88 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 30
Died: 1986
Died: August 31
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Henry Spencer Moore
Henari Mure
Henri Mur
Henri Mor
Henry II Moore
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Henry Moore II
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The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.
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To know one thing, you must know the opposite.
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Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make.
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I don't know of any good work of art that doesn't have a mystery.
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Art is a continuous activity with no separation between past and present.
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Art is not to do with the practical side of making a living. It's to live a fuller human life.
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The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation.
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Art is to make our lives richer and fuller.
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You must always be open to your luck. You cannot force it, but you can recognize it.
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