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Josef Albers Quotes: Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting.
         

Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting.


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I prefer to see with closed eyes.

I prefer to see with closed eyes.



Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.

Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.



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Every perception of color is an illusion, we do not see colors as they really are. In our perception they alter one another.



Easy-to know that diamonds-are precious, Good-to learn that rubies-have depth, But more-to see that pebbles-are miraculous.

Easy-to know that diamonds-are precious, Good-to learn that rubies-have depth, But more-to see that pebbles-are miraculous.



We never really perceive what color really is, as it physically is. This fact makes color the most relative medium in art.

We never really perceive what color really is, as it physically is. This fact makes color the most relative medium in art.



Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature.

Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature.



Color is like cooking. The cook puts in more or less salt, that's the difference!

Color is like cooking. The cook puts in more or less salt, that's the difference!



In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.

In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.



As we do not see squares in nature, I thought that it is man-made. But I have corrected myself. Because squares exist in salt crystals, our daily salt.

As we do not see squares in nature, I thought that it is man-made. But I have corrected myself. Because squares exist in salt crystals, our daily salt.



Learn to see and to feel life; that is, cultivate imagination, because there are still marvels in the world, because life is a mystery and always will be. But be aware of it.

Learn to see and to feel life; that is, cultivate imagination, because there are still marvels in the world, because life is a mystery and always will be. But be aware of it.





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You know, there are a lot of would-be governors of Texas sitting around today who never took the opportunity to get into a race when the time was right. If George is good at anything, it's timing.

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There's some people that obviously abuse social networking or whatever, but I think it’s a fantastic idea. I’ve never had any bad encounters with any of it.

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