"Art is really about perception, and mine have been changed through visiting other realities."

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Fred Tomaselli

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“There exists no culture in which adultery is unknown, no cultural device or code that extinguishes philandering.”
“Something deeply hidden had to be behind things.”
“Which of us?is to do the hard and dirty work for the restand for what pay? Who is to do the pleasant and clean work, and for what pay?”
“I should like to suggest to you that the cause of all the economic troubles is that we have an economic system which tries to maintain an equality of value between two things, which it would be better to recognise from the beginning as of unequal value.”
“At any given time, if you live long enough, old age catches you . . . the only choices we have in life are either the impairment of old age or early death.”
“The thing with kids is that you only get one chance to do it right. It's really important to share their gifts while they're discovering them. That's why spelling bees are such a compelling story. They stimulate them intellectually, they awaken their competitive spirit, but it's fun. There's something fun about words.”
“Materialistic success can be explained quite simply. Those who succeed focus their attention on success - not on their talent. Remember these words! All of their efforts are focused toward the upward movement rather than the perfection of their artistic ability. Neither do they allow anyone to anything to stand in the way of reaching their goals. This includes wives, families, friends and their children. They are prepared to pay the very high price that success demands.”
“Looking at the Moonies from the normal, common-sense point of view, we certainly appear to be a bunch of crazy people!”

Source : "Zoff off, Moon loon, and Cheat schmeat". www.theguardian.com. September 20, 2001.

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