„Meaning was no longer read in an immediate perception, and accordingly objects ceased to speak directly: between the knowledge that animated the figures of objects and the forms they were transformed into, a divide began to appear, opening the way for a symbolism more often associated with the world of dreams.“

— Michel Foucault

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„Knowledge must be so absorbed into the mind that it ceases to exist in a separate, objective way.“
— Carl von Clausewitz
„Neither is there figurative and non-figurative art. All things appear to us in the shape of forms. Even in metaphysics ideas are expressed by forms, well then think how absurd it would be to think of painting without the imagery of forms. A figure, an object, a circle, are forms; they affects us more or less intensely.“
— Pablo Picasso
„I do not mean to object to a thorough knowledge of the famous works we read. I object only to the interminable comments and bewildering criticisms that teach but one thing: there are as many opinions as there are men.“
— Helen Keller
„Objection to scientific knowledge: this world doesn't deserve to be known.“
— Emil M. Cioran