A Quote by Toni Morrison
All art is knowing when to stop.
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We must stop chasing dollars, stop lying, stop cheating, stop ignoring art, literature, and all the refining agencies and instrumentalities of civilization.
As the art of reading (after a certain stage in one's education) isthe art of skipping, so the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.
The not-knowing is crucial to art, is what permits art to be made. Without the scanning process engendered by not-knowing, without the possibility of having the mind move in unanticipated directions, there would be no invention.
The art of conducting consists in knowing when to stop conducting to let the orchestra play.
Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist, acknowledges art as a means of knowing the world, then art is relegated to a kind of rumpus room of the mind and the irresponsibility of the artist and the irrelevance of art to actual living becomes part and parcel of the practice of art.
We humans have two great problems: the first is knowing when to begin; the second is knowing when to stop.
Everything depends on knowing how much,” she said, and “Good is knowing when to stop.
I know I have to stop. We all have to stop. Funny how knowing something's a bad idea doesn't make a difference.
The art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own.
Art is personal, originating from dreams, ideas, neuroses; art is shared, harkening back to the humans around the fire; art imbues pleasure and power by enabling people to know reality...Art is a necessity because it is a way of knowing...Is the need for truth physiological? Art exists out of time...images may be different bu there is always a repetition- a thread.
Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
One of my mission statements with all of my art has been to stop the world for people. I want to stop the worrying and stop the world.
Our job is to get out of the way of ourselves and let the art flow through us. We need to stop trying, stop doing, start allowing. We have no clue what we can be when you stop forcing and start being.
Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.
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