The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

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"Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise."

- Francis Bacon

Awareness

"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must also be present."

- Francis Bacon

Balance

"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present."

- Francis Bacon

Hope

"I paint for myself. I don’t know how to do anything else, anyway. Also, I have to earn my living, and occupy myself."

- Francis Bacon

Self-awareness

"Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read."

- Francis Bacon

Relationships

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"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

- Leonardo DaVinci

Inspiration

"Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives."

- Socrates

Inspiration

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air."

- Wilbur Wright

Inspiration

"Sometimes, flying feels too God-like to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see."

- Charles A. Lindbergh

Inspiration

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Inspiration