It is privilege of living to be acutely, agonizingly conscious of the moment that is always present and always passing. Marya Mannes More Quotes by Marya Mannes More Quotes From Marya Mannes A seventeenth-century painting can be "modern" because the living eye finds it fresh and new. A "modern" painting can be outdated because it was a product of the moment and not of time. Marya Mannes painting moments eye The ultimate cynicism is to suspend judgment so that you are not judged. Marya Mannes judgment ultimate cynicism Ribbons a-flutter and orchids a-tremble, Yearly the vigilant Daughters assemble, Affirming in fervid and firm resolutions Their permanent veto on all revolutions. Marya Mannes ribbons orchids daughter Good-fellowship, unflagging, is the prime requisite for success in our society, and the man or woman who smiles only for reasons of humor or pleasure is a deviate. Marya Mannes fellowship our-society men To be at peace with self, to find company and nourishment in self-this would be the test of the free and productive psyche. Marya Mannes self would-be peace An American who can make money, invoke God, and be no better than his neighbor, has nothing to fear but truth itself. Marya Mannes invoke making-money neighbor In our long and obsessive passion for youth, we have - more than any other modern society - avoided direct approach to age and to dying by denying them in word, in fact, and - above all - in worth. Marya Mannes passion dying long Artists never make wars. They are too busy making life out of the matter of their visions. Marya Mannes vision artist war Know the difference between Giant and Jumbo? Between two-ounce and a big two-ounce? Between a quart and a full quart? What's a tall 24-inch? What does Extra Long mean? Who's kidding who? Marya Mannes differences two mean To lead means to direct and to exact, and no man dares do either - he might be unpopular. What authority we are given now is a trinity: the grin, the generality, and God (the Word). Marya Mannes might men mean Is there no end to this escalation of desire? Marya Mannes escalation ends desire You cannot know what you do not feel. Marya Mannes knows feelings feels To be successful in the world of art you must, of course, have talent, although very small talents have gone very far in this age. Just as the microphone gave volume to voices that had none, so does the science of press-agentry magnify limited skills into highly saleable properties. Marya Mannes skills successful art Flirtation is merely an expression of considered desire coupled with an admission of its impracticability. Marya Mannes admission expression desire There is nothing harder to come by than detachment and solitude; and nothing more important. Marya Mannes detachment solitude important When women can cherish the vulnerability of men as much as men can exult in the strength of women, a new breed could lift a ruinous yoke from both. Marya Mannes yoke cherish men What is asserted by a man is an opinion; what is asserted by a woman is opinionated. A woman with ideas and the ability to express them is something of a social embarrassment, like an unhousebroken pet. Marya Mannes pet men ideas A man at his desk in a room with a closed door is a man at work. A woman at a desk in any room is available. Marya Mannes doors men rooms A high standard of living is usually accompanied by a low standard of thinking. Marya Mannes high-standards lows thinking Everybody likes to see somebody else get caught for the vices practiced by themselves. Marya Mannes caught likes vices
