"Awareness of having better things to do with their lives is the secret to immunizing our children against false values--whether presented on television or in "real life." The child who finds fulfillment in music or reading or cooking or swimming or writing or drawing is not as easily convinced that he needs recognition or power or some "high" to feel worthwhile."

-- Polly Berrien Berends

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“Eventually we realize that not knowing what to do is just as real and just as useful as knowing what to do. Not knowing stops us from taking false directions. Not knowing what to do, we start to pay real attention. Just as people lost in the wilderness, on a cliff face or in a blizzard pay attention with a kind of acuity that they would not have if they thought they knew where they were. Why? Because for those who are really lost, their life depends on paying real attention. If you think you know where you are, you stop looking.”
“You can’t learn your craft by copying me or anyone else. I hope what I do can do is in some way inspire others but I would be appalled if I thought my work was being studied as ‘the right way to do the job’. My way is just one of an infinite number of ways to do the job.”
“We obviously need more love in the world. And we obviously need more compassion and understanding. Our leaders need to really address these issues properly now.”
“You can't have a motion without a debate.”
“Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has generated most of the enduring myths and legends of Western culture.”
“The other advantage England have got when Phil Tufnell is bowling is that he isn't fielding”
“I don't think I know a Scientologist except when I see one or two of their actors on the Hollywood screen.”
“Another time, we had three days off in Australia, so we went out of our way to fly to Ayres Rock.”

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