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The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both.

The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both.

Art, World, Mass

H.L.Mencken's war aims, according to the handful of observers who deigned to notice his conflict, were the overthrow of American Democracy, the Christian religion, and the YMCA. He was also credited with trying to wipe out poets and luncheon orators.

Ben Hecht

Christian, Art, War

Ben Hecht (1964). “Letters from Bohemia”

In the court of the movie Owner, none criticized, none doubted. And none dared speak of art. In the Owner's mind art was a synonym for bankruptcy. The movie Owners are the only troupe in the history of entertainment that has never been seduced by the adventure of the entertainment world.

Ben Hecht

Movie, Art, Adventure