"While it may seem a little mundane, the material realities of realizing the painting actually have a lot to do with how you should read the painting. For example, we assume that what the model is wearing is what we found him in in the streets. No; in fact, a lot of what happens is that in Photoshop certain aspects are being heightened or diminished. There is no actual material truth in these paintings."

-- Kehinde Wiley

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“I just want to say I owe the whole reds organization a great deal. Great staff top to bottom and I wish those guys all the best.”
“It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.”

Source : Adam Clarke (1835). “Christian Theology”, p.201
“I am a plain practical man, not one of your theorists and splitters of hairs and choppers of logic.”

Source : "The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion". Book by James G. Frazer, 1890.
“[A]t the beginning of November 2001, there was a series of meetings between White House advisers and senior Hollywood executives with the aim of co-ordinating the war effort and establishing how Hollywood could help in the "war against terrorism" by getting the right ideological message across not only to Americans, but also to the Hollywood public around the globe the ultimate empirical proof that Hollywood does in fact function as an "ideological state apparatus.”
“This is a wonderful book, unique and engaging. Diaconis and Graham manage to convey the awe and marvels of mathematics, and of magic tricks, especially those that depend fundamentally on mathematical ideas. They range over many delicious topics, giving us an enchanting personal view of the history and practice of magic, of mathematics, and of the fascinating connection between the two cultures. Magical Mathematics will have an utterly devoted readership.”
“My first album is a lot of my personal experiences. I wanted people to relate to what I've been through.”

Source : "Rebecca Ferguson Finds Heaven Everywhere". Interview with Ilana Kaplan, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 29, 2012.
“The great god Ra, whose shrine once covered acres, is filler now for crossword puzzle makers.”
“It's really cool to see glowsticks at the show, to see dance music culture infiltrating and becoming one with the metal community.”

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