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All that once was directly lived has become mere representation.

Guy Debord (1994). “The Society of the Spectacle”, Zone Books (NY)

Great is the power of steady misrepresentation

1859 The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

Taxation without representation is tyranny.

Attributed in John Adams, Letter toWilliam Tudor, 29 Mar. 1818. This maxim, which is often quoted as the rallying cry for the American Revolution, has been attributed to Otis's argument against the writs of assistance before the Superior Court of Massachusetts in February 1761. However, there is no contemporary record of Otis using these words. John Adams, in describing the event fifty-seven years later, referred in his letter to Tudor to "Mr Otis's maxim, that 'taxation without representation w

Anything can be painted without representation.

Agnes Martin, Lawrence Alloway, University of Pennsylvania. Institute of Contemporary Art (1973). “Agnes Martin: exhibition January 22 to March 1, 1973”

I am careful with my material and presentation.

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

When I make a representation of something, this, too, is an analogy to what exists; I make an effort to get a grip on the thing by depicting it.

Gerhard Richter, Dietmar Elger, Hans-Ulrich Obrist (2009). “Gerhard Richter: text : writings, interviews and letters, 1961-2007”

All poetry is misrepresentation.

John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, John Austin (1962). “Utilitarianism ; On Liberty ; Essay on Bentham: Together with Selected Writings of Jeremy Bentham and John Austin”

The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation.

"Jeff Hawkins Develops a Brainy Big Data Company" by Quentin Hardy, bits.blogs.nytimes.com. November 28, 2012.