There should be a law that no ordinary newspaper should be allowed to write about art. The harm they do by their foolish and rando...m writing it would be impossible to overestimate--not to the artist but to the public.... Without them we would judge a man simply by his work; but at present the newspapers are trying hard to induce the public to judge a sculptor, for instance, never by his statues but by the way he treats his wife; a painter by the amount of his income and a poet by the colour of his necktie.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In a moment when criticism shows a singular dearth of direction every man has to be a law unto himself in matters of theatre, writ...ing, and painting. While the American Mercury and the new Ford continue to spread a thin varnish of Ritz over the whole United States there is a certain virtue in being unfashionable.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The so-called law of induction cannot possibly be a law of logic, since it is obviously a proposition with a sense.--Nor, therefor...e, can it be an a priori law.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When our kids are young, many of us rush out to buy a cute little baby book to record the meaningful events of our young child's l...ife...But I've often thought there should be a second book, one with room to record the moral milestones of our child's lives. There might be space to record dates she first shared or showed compassion or befriended a new student or thought of sending Grandma a get-well card or told the truth despite its cost.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It will help us and our children if we can laugh at our faults. It will help us tolerate our shortcomings, and it will help our ch...ildren see that the goal is to be a human, not perfect.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »