There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.
Friedrich SchillerRead
Art is the daughter of freedom.
Interpretation
Art is created when there is freedom of expression.
This quote by Friedrich Schiller suggests that art emerges from an environment of freedom, where individuals have the liberty to express their thoughts, emotions, and creativity without constraint. It implies that the essence of art is deeply connected to the concept of freedom, as it allows for authentic self-expression and innovation in various forms.
In practice
In a discussion about the role of creativity in society.
There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.
Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.
While the womanly god demands our veneration, the godlike woman kindles our love; but while we allow ourselves to melt in the celestial loveliness, the celestial self-sufficiency holds us back in awe.
As noble Art has survived noble nature, so too she marches ahead of it, fashioning and awakening by her inspiration. Before Truth sends her triumphant light into the depths of the heart, imagination catches its rays, and the peaks of humanity will be glowing when humid night still lingers in the valleys.
Wise to resolve, patient to perform.
When you are not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist
What I do is unusual: chordal movements that have never been used before, changing keys and modalities mid-song.
I thought I could capture the stories of the city on paper. I thought I could write about the horrors of the city. Horror stories you see. I tell you I didn't have to look far for material. Everywhere I looked, there were stories hidden there in the dark corners. . . . I wrote and still there were more. . . . No one would publish them. 'Too horrible,' they said. 'Sick mind,' they said. I thought I could write about the horrors of the city but the horror is too big and it goes on forever.
I began by listening to my mother's collection of Amelita Galli-Curci and Lily Pons records, and then was taken (at age eight) to hear Pons at a Met performance of Lakme. It was at that moment that I decided to become an opera star. Not just an opera singer, but an opera star!
If I can't dance, I don't care if my dances are ever done again!
The flower you single out is a rejection of all other flowers; nevertheless, only on these terms is it beautiful.
When a person is lucky enough to live inside a story, to live inside an imaginary world, the pains of this world disappear. For as long as the story goes on, reality no longer exists.
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