"It's one thing to make a beautiful thing; it's another thing to make a living thing."

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John Paul Caponigro

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“We have decreased the salaries of everybody who partakes in politics, from the president to the prime minister to the MPs [members of Parliament]. We have cut expenditures that have to do with parliament. Everybody knows we are serious.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.”

Source : "Random Thoughts". Column at Jewish World Review, www.jewishworldreview.com. July 31, 1998.
“I would say I have compassion.”

Source : "Kim Delaney Hides Some Sexy Secrets on Army Wives". Interview with Ileane Rudolph, www.tvguide.com. June 1, 2007.
“If we want happiness, I think we should follow classic Greek wisdom and live with aretÃ©. The word directly translates as 'excellence' or 'virtue,' but has a deeper meaning â€” something closer to 'expressing the highest version of ourselves.' When we're showing up fully moment to moment, there's no room for regret/anxiety/disillusionment, just a whole lot of happiness. Here's to getting our aretÃ© on!”
“Artists have been getting ripped off since the beginning of time, probably. But on the other hand, it might be nice to write songs. We certainly could.”

Source : Source: www.washingtontimes.com
“I think a film set is a quite controlled environment and you feel like you can trust them and it is going to be a safe place to work, but I really don't think about it.”
“Our mind is the canvas on which the artists lay their colour; their pigments are our emotions; their chiaroscuro the light of joy, the shadow of sadness. The masterpiece is of ourselves, as we are of the masterpiece.”

Source : Andrew Forbes, David Henley, Okakura Kakuzo “The Illustrated Book of Tea”
“The solution of present-day problems lie in the re-establishment of a harmonious relationship between man and nature. To keep this relationship permanent we will have to digest the definition of real development: development is synonymous with culture. When we sublimate nature in a way that we achieve peace, happiness, prosperity and, ultimately, fulfilment along with satisfying our basic needs, we march towards culture.”

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