Everything is dangerous, my dear fellow. If it wasn't so, life wouldn't be worth living.
Oscar WildeRead
I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that beauty and utility are intertwined in creation.
Oscar Wilde's quote reflects on the relationship between beauty and utility in art and creation. He proposes that what is considered ugly often stems from an aspiration to create beauty, while true beauty arises when there is an intention to serve a purpose or provide usefulness. This perspective highlights the complexity of artistry and the efforts of creators who navigate the tension between aesthetic appeal and practical function.
In practice
In a workshop discussing the relationship between design and functionality.
Everything is dangerous, my dear fellow. If it wasn't so, life wouldn't be worth living.
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A truth ceases to be true when more than one person believes in it.
His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be
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If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that.
What is real for me are the illusions I create with my paintings. Everything else is quicksand.
I think of myself as a serious professor who, during the weekend, writes novels.
Let no one imagine that in owning a recording he has the music. The very practice of music is a celebration that we own nothing.
The core of my writing is not art but truth.
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