"Fate is a funny character. She puts obstacles in your path to see what character ye have. Life isn't fair,life is a test."

-- Melissa Francis

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“Painting is a fine art: not merely because it gives us trees and faces and lovely things to see, but because paint is a finely tuned antenna, reacting to very unnoticed movement of the painter's hand, fixing the faintest shadow of a thought in color and texture.”

Source : James Elkins (2004). “What Painting Is”, p.193, Routledge
“The more complicated the order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a 'decaf grandee, half soy, half lowfat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low and one NutraSweet,' ooooh, you're a huge asshole.”
“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.”
“I don't find biology as interesting as politics and humanism. I talk more about existential stuff.”
“As each layer of shadow is mined from the darkness, as each fear is faced and each projection reclaimed, the gold shines through.”

Source : Connie Zweig, Steven Wolf (2009). “Romancing the Shadow: A Guide to Soul Work for a Vital, Authentic Life”, p.56, Wellspring/Ballantine
“Through skateboarding, I have an open line of communication, some common ground and common ground is big man. That enables me to travel around the world and no matter where I am, or who I'm with, connect with other young people, and I can have an instant dialogue and an instant relationship based on the fact that we skateboard, and when I'm doing appearances and demos, that's not lost on me.”
“If I were, to pick out the most valuable personal traits of a fighter pilot, aggressiveness would rate high on the list. Time and again, I have seen aggressive action, even from a disadvantageous position, completely rout a powerful Nip formation.”
“Byron is one tough guy and he can play through just about anything. I know he will be ready to go on Sunday.”

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