Famous quotes containing the words local, realistic and/or theories:
“Savages cling to a local god of one tribe or town. The broad ethics of Jesus were quickly narrowed to village theologies, which preach an election or favoritism.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“The difference between a photograph and even the most realistic paintingsay, one of Courbets landscapesis that in the latter there has been selection, emphasis and some discreet distortion. The painters deep instinctive feeling for mass and force has rearranged everything.”
—Gerald Branan (18941987)
“The theories and speculations of men concern us more than their puny accomplishment. It is with a certain coldness and languor that we loiter about the actual and so-called practical.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
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