"What painting is, is exactly what people see."

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Robert Ryman

#People Quotes #Painting Quotes

“No matter what circumstances, it's hard to be a parent and maintain a sense of self and identity in the world.”
“I think back to the day I drove Michelle and a newborn Malia home from the hospital nearly 13 years ago-crawling along, miles under the speed limit, feeling the weight of my daughter's future resting in my hands. I think about the pledge I made to her that day: that I would give her what I never had-that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father. I knew that day that my own life wouldn't count for much unless she had every opportunity in hers.”
“When you compete with someone as good or better than you, you may not always win, but you never lose.”
“It's more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery.”
“As a physician, I know many doctors want to utilize new technology, but they find the cost prohibitive.”
“Not only does the proportion of the poor increase with the growth of the city, but their condition becomes more wretched.”

Source : Josiah Strong (1891). “Our Country, Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis”
“Live in the active voice, rather than passive. Think more about what you happen than what is happening to you.”
“You can't write a script in your mind and then force yourself to follow it. You have to let yourself be.”

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