"As the decades go by, a painter's life becomes a life lived with oil paint, a story told in the thicknesses of oil. Any history of painting that does not take that obsession seriously is incomplete."

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Source : James Elkins (2004). “What Painting Is”, p.5, Routledge

James Elkins

#Oil Quotes #Doe Quotes #Stories Quotes

“In the United States, you might say every county has got its own separate system. There's not even one kind of ballot that you use all over the United States. We require that in a foreign country.”
“Learn diligence before speedy execution.”
“I became a dancer late and an actor late.”
“A picture story is a sequence of images combined with text in such a way that pictures and words reinforce each other. They produce a planned, organized combination giving detailed account of an event, personality or aspect of life.”
“Hickory dickory dock, I just want to be your clock. Just set me for a lifetime, and I'll wake you up every morning.”
“Our ultimate aim in life is not to be healthy, wealthy, prosperous, or problem free. Our ultimate aim in life is to bring glory to God.”

Source : Anne Graham Lotz (2009). “Just Give Me Jesus”, p.155, Thomas Nelson Inc
“If Abu Nidal is a terrorist, then so is George Washington.”
“Andy Pettitte is my friend...I think he misremembers.”

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