"My studio practice is a - I suppose a bit more like [Thomas] Gainsborough or [Peter Paul] Rubens in the sense that any artist who wants to create a grand narrative on a grand scale has to sort of parse out some of the smaller aspects of painting or the more mundane aspects of painting to others."

-- Kehinde Wiley

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“My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play.”
“As a writer and director, I want to know what is behind the good manners and soft voice. Who is inside the silhouette?”
“A good diet is the most powerful weapon we have against disease and sickness.”

Source : T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell (II.) (2013). “The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health”, p.19, BenBella Books, Inc.
“It's just not easy enough to say that I pray and God will accomplish.”
“want won't kill you half as quick as worry will.”
“Some build their sense of personal worth by comparing themselves to others. That approach can lead to feelings of inadequacy or superiority. It is preferable to look directly to our Father for our sense of self-worth.”
“In the past, I've thrown myself into work so much there's been very little room for anything else.”
“He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment.”

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