A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.

—Herbert Read

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About Herbert Read

Portrait of Herbert Read

Sir Herbert Edward Read, (; 4 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education. Read was co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. As...

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Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

—Herbert Read

The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.

—Herbert Read

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

—Herbert Read

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Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

—Salvador Dali

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We didn't have a relationship; we had a personality clash.

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A signature always reveals a man's character—and sometimes even his name.

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A sense of reverence is necessary for psychological health. If a person has no sense of reverence, no feeling that there is anyone or anything that inspires awe, it cuts the personality off completely from the nourishing springs of the unconscious.

—Robert Johnson

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If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?

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