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- neverscared3
“Every weirdo in the world is on my wavelength.”
thomas pynchon
- utopian2
"Now we're sending many of them to sanctuary cities, thank you very much,"...."They ain't too happy about it. I'm proud to tell you that was actually my sick idea."
- notype0
"Giving is the highest expression of potency." - Erih Fromm
(Art of Loving)no pun intended but loved this book.
- imbecile0
Copyright in General
When is my work protected?
Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.
- Nairn0
"They rent a caslte on Airbnb ??? WTF?" — Benn, just now.
- colin_s2
When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses, for art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgement. The artists, however faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an officious state. The great artist is thus a solitary figure. He has, as Frost said, "a lover's quarrel with the world." In pursuing his perceptions of reality he must often sail against the currents of his time. This is not a popular role. If Robert Frost was much honored during his lifetime, it was because a good many preferred to ignore his darker truths. Yet, in retrospect, we see how the artist's fidelity has strengthened the fiber of our national life.
If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must motivate any true artist, make them aware that our nation falls short of its highest potential.
I see little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.
We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth. And as Mr. MacLeigh once remarked of poets, "There is nothing worse for our trade than to be in style."
In free society art is not a weapon, and it does not belong to the sphere of polemics and ideology. Artists are not engineers of the soul. It may be different elsewhere. But in a democratic society the highest duty of the writer, the composer, the artist, is to remain true to himself and to let the chips fall where they may. In serving his vision of the truth, the artist best serves his nation. And the nation which disdains the mission of art invites the fate of Robert Frost's hired man—the fate of having "nothing to look backward to with pride, And nothing to look forward to with hope."
I look forward to a great future for America—a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral strength, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.
I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty, which will protect the beauty of our national environment, which will preserve the great old American houses and squares and parks of our national past, and which will build handsome and balanced cities for our future.
I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft.
I look forward to an America which will steadily raise the standards of artistic accomplishment and which will steadily enlarge cultural opportunities for all our citizens.
And I look forward to an America which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its strength but for its civilization as well.
And I look forward to a world which will be safe, not only for democracy and diversity but also for personal distinction.
- John F Kennedy
Tribute to Robert Frost
Full text: https://www.theatlantic.com/maga…
There's audio of this speech around too
- Krassy3
“Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
- utopian0
"She's not my type" ― Donald J. Trump
- jabstract0
"You can not stand in the light without casting a shadow"
- utopian-2
"You've got to be honest about what it means to lead a country, it means killing people" – Tucker Carlson, Fox & Friends
- BusterBoy-1
"Never marry your girlfriend until you've seen her mother with a head cold."
- drgs2
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. I don't want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen; I want to live on in my apartment."
Woody Allen
- Ianbolton11
I love purposely taking things out of context!
"Gay kids are evil for thinking or feeling homo shit."
Deathboy- You might not understand Deathboy, but the language you use is really important.Ianbolton
- It's important to people who respect the written language. Sadly, there are massive chunks of the population that do not.monospaced
- True. I guess that was my point. Language is getting ripped to shit online but when it does, it’s often easier to take any argument out of context.Ianbolton
- Yup. I was responding more to your first comment than your original post, and was coming from a place of agreement.monospaced
- Always been a pleasure discussing stuff with you man. xIanbolton
- context is superior and understanding. you said you love to take out of context. so you understood it. don't really see an issue at all********
- do appreciate mentioning the context though. you could have left that off and triggered plenty of people who care little about context.********
- and maybe substance. you see plenty of ted talk BS that can go on for 30 minutes without saying anything at all. I prefer for hemingway style********
- a must in notes********
- wow, you totally missed the jokemonospaced
- there is a joke in this here context? yea I don't see one. I see statement out of context with mention its out of context. no punchline nuthin clever********
- feel free to explain what is so funny. or do you like to laugh when you read negative shits about gay kids? remember still don't no what yers will b. bad karma********
- still don't get it, lolmonospaced
- maybe Ian will explain, as he is the one making the joke that everyone else seems to get besides youmonospaced
- lol. well I get a laugh seeing you respond exactly the way i expected. thats enough joke for me.********
- It’s okay Deathboy, the further this goes on, the more you become the joke. So I’d probably just leave itIanbolton
- and there it is deathboy ... you're a fucking jokemonospaced
- My comment was about the importance of respecting the written language. You expect my responses to be well written? What's so funny about that? Dumbass.monospaced
- :) a joke know one can explain. i do think i get how funny that is********
- you’re the joke dumbass.monospaced
- Maybe you’re so stupid you need explaining. Holy shit. You are. You still don’t get it.monospaced
- mono.. there is no joke in written language in this post? haha you do make me laugh though. im not sure you understand anything********
- come on give it an attempt. really try. maybe you might realize something about yourself. answer what is funny.********
- if i tell you, you are my charity case does that make you rebel against discovery?********
- What the fuck? I'm out! hahaIanbolton
- seriously, I'm with Ianmonospaced
- ha run from explanation. reminds me of https://media1.tenor…********
- its so clear to you the evidence to explain and crush any rational reason? Yet avoid it like aids.... strange..********
- Krassy1
- also, don't eat yellow snow.Gnash
- such status quo stuff usually disregards wether deviation is a positive or negative or even a way of value.********
- which is lost on most people. they assume change as good. but never evaluate its merits********
- wether deviation is a positive or negative or even a way of value. which is lost on most people. - deathboykingsteven
- utopian0
"The first lady has gotten to know Kim Jong Un, and I think she would agree with me he is a man with a country that has tremendous potential," - Donald Pinocchio Trump
