"Whatâ€™s happened is that, almost overnight, weâ€™ve switched from democracy in real-property recording to oligarchy in real-property recording. There was no court case behind this, no statute from Congress or the state legislatures. It was accomplished in a private corporate decision. The banks just did it."

-- Christopher Peterson

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“If you're smart enough you realise that your possessions possess you in their turn. Collecting has a neurotic aspect. I find it boring when collectors found their own private museums or try to establish a memorial to themselves in the form of their collections, it's part of the old aristocratic mentality. I think a collection ought to be dismantled after the collector's death.”
“You tell your kids that no matter what, you set your goals and you go for them. Whatever it is you achieve, never give up. You want your kids to have that good attitude, the confidence, and the will power to believe in themselves.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Only think of my being alive with a reputation!”

Source : Winslow Homer, Robert W. Schlageter, Cummer Gallery of Art (1977). “Winslow Homer's Florida, 1886-1909: exhibition April 22 to May 29, 1977, Cummer Gallery of Art, Jacksonville”
“O singers, resinous and soft your songsAbove the sacred whisper of the pines,Give virgin lips to cornfield concubines,Bring dreams of Christ to dusky cane-lipped throngs.”
“I see creative-writing classes as some sort of AA meeting. It is more of a support group for people who write than an actual course in which you learn writing skills. This support group is extremely important because there is something very lonely about writing.”
“Marketers can target Sponsored Updates to any segment of our premium audience based on professional profile data across more than 225 million members.”
“See, there's only two theaters, man that are set up pretty groovy all around for music and for smooth stage changes, good lighting and all that - the Fillmore and The Capitol Theatre. And those are the only two in the whole country.”
“Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up.”

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