"Part of it has to do with the discipline of being actively receptive. At the core of this receptivity is a process that might be called soft eyes. It is a physical sensation. You are not looking for something. You are open, receptive. At some point you are in front of something that you cannot ignore."

-- Henry Wessel, Jr.

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“A wish has been defined as a 'goal with no energy behind it.' Hope is not a strategy.”
“We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation.”
“Oh if at every moment of our lives we could know the consequences of some of the utterings, thoughts and deeds that seem so trivial and unimportant at the time! And should we not conclude from such examples that there is no such thing in life as unimportant moments devoid of meaning for the future?”
“Let's face it: I am not a professional runner.”
“The irony is palpable - technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker.”
“It's people like that who make you realize how little you've accomplished”
“I went to a segregated school; I was born a Negro, not a black man.”
“I want to build you a house with my bare hands and carry you over the threshold. I want too cook for you every evening and bring you tea in bed in the mornings. I want to read with you in front of an open fire, sipping a glass of wine. I want to drive you to the beach and lie next to you in the sun. I may not be a man of means, bit I want to take care of you as best I can.”

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