"My career doesn't depend on painting Bill Clinton."

-- Nelson Shanks

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“I don't even consider myself an impressionist, really”
“A sense of humor is a measurement of the extent to which we realize that we are trapped in a world almost totally devoid of reason. Laughter is how we express the anxiety we feel at this knowledge.”
“The main three components are the blues, improvisation - which is some kind of element that people are trying to make it up - and swing, which means even though they're making up music, they're trying to make it up together. It feels great, like you're having a great conversation with somebody.”
“If I love you more than you love me, Iâ€™m as good as dead. Yet I canâ€™t make myself take it back. I canâ€™t just walk away from you, because every time you pass by me without smiling, without touching my hand, or at least making eye contact, it feels like Iâ€™m dying inside.”
“There is a God, and his name is Aristophanes.”
“The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be "No."”

Source : What to Listen for in Music (1939) ch. 2
“Gary Ross is amazing. He's just - he always has a billion ideas of what he wants, but has a very clear perspective also; he just makes it work. He really does. He's trying different things and making everything look amazing.”

Source : "Q&A: Liam Hemsworth on The Hunger Games and Losing Weight for His Role". Interview with Krista Smith, www.vanityfair.com. November 8, 2011.
“History is a promise that is always broken in the end”

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