"Because most of my career in the classroom has been at art schools (beginning at Bennington in the 1970s), I am hyper-aware of the often grotesque disconnect between commentary on the arts and the actual practice or production of the arts."

-- Camille Paglia

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“I had some good teachers. One of the greatest teachers I've had is bluegrass music: going back and listening to Bill Monroe's music, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs. When I was with Ralph Stanley I learned a lot from him.”

Source : "It's good being Ricky Skaggs these days". Interview with Chrissie Dickinson, articles.chicagotribune.com. September 26, 2012.
“It can literally change someone's life; it's very positive for young teenagers to get into cosplay if they do it with their friends or with supervision from their parents - it can really foster their social skills.”

Source : "The Secret Origins Of Professional Cosplayer Yaya Han". Interview with Charles Webb, www.mtv.com. March 14, 2013.
“He had a voice that was the truth, raw and unfiltered. You can't get any realer, any more tortured or any more alive. No one can do what George Jones does, and that's why 50 years later, he still stands out as one of the greatest singers in any genre of all time.”
“The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances.”
“In fact, I don't watch a lot of contemporary comedy for fear of being influenced by it.”
“What is a modern poet's fate? / To write his thoughts upon a slate; / The critic spits on what is done, / Gives it a wipe - and all is gone.”
“Fortunately for me I'm a vocalist, I can sing forever. I'm not going to be pretty forever, but I'm going to sing forever!”
“I started bowling when I was 14, my freshman year in high school.”

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