Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature.

Los errores son casi siempre de naturaleza sagrada.

Salvador Dalí

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Mistakes Artistic process

Author

Salvador Dalí

Source

Diary of a Genius

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

Spanish

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Spain Europe

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Citation

Dali, Salvador. Journal d'un Génie [Diary of a Genius]. Gallimard, c. 1964.

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For the middle class, the police protect property, give directions, and help old ladies. For the urban poor, the police are those who arrest you. In almost any slum there is a vast conspiracy against the forces of law and order.

Michael Harrington

The Other America

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Michael Harrington
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The Other America
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Language
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Time
1962 1960s 20th century
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Harrington, Michael. The Other America: Poverty in the United States. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1962, ch. 1.

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You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless

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Douglas Adams
Source
Mostly Harmless
Medium
Novel
Genre
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Joke
Language
English
Time
1992 1990s 20th century
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Adams, Douglas. Mostly Harmless. William Heinemann/Harmony Books, 1992, ch. 11.

Another quote originally in Spanish

The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Jose Ortega y Gasset
Medium
Essay
Language
Spanish
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Ortega y Gasset, Jose. La deshumanización del Arte e Ideas sobre la novela [The Dehumanization of Art and Ideas about the Novel]. Revista de Occidente, 1925.

Current Citation

Ortega y Gasset, Jose. "The Dehumanization of Art." The Dehumanization of Art, and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature, translated by Helene Weyl. Princeton University Press, 2019.