“If I were called upon to define briefly the word Art, I should call it the reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul.”
"Don't be an art critic, but paint, there lies salvation."
- Paul Cezanne
Inspiration
"Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else – by color."
- Paul Cezanne
Creativity
"In order to make progress, there is only nature, and the eye is turned through contact with her."
- Paul Cezanne
Learning
"If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain."
- Paul Cezanne
Strength
"Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand."
- Paul Cezanne
Reflection
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy