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We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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It's freezing up here. What did you use to keep warm? Indignation, said Michelangelo. Best fuel I know. Never burns out.
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Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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Savoir souffrir sans se plaindre, ça c'est la seule chose pratique, c'est la grande science, la leçon à apprendre, la solution du problème de la vie.[Knowing how to suffer without complaining is the only practical thing, it's the great science, the lesson to learn, the solution to the problem of life.]
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A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.
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