From New Year's on the outlook brightens; good humor lost in a mood of failure returns. I resolve to stop complaining.
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Any great art work … revives and readapts time and space, and the measure of its success is the extent to which it makes you an inhabitant of that world - the extent to which it invites you in and lets you breathe its strange, special air.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Great art brings you into its world, allowing you to experience its unique essence.
This quote by Leonard Bernstein emphasizes the transformative power of great art. It suggests that successful artwork transcends mere representation and creates an immersive experience for the audience, pulling them into a different reality where they can feel and breathe the unique atmosphere and emotions it embodies.
Themes
ArtExperienceImmersionSuccessCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
During an art appreciation class, this quote can be shared to discuss the importance of experiencing art.
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The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world.
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A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.
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In the olden days, everybody sang. You were expected to sing as well as talk. It was a mark of the cultured man to sing.
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