"Nobody will give you freedom. You have to take it."

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Source : Meret Oppenheim, Therese Bhattacharya-Stettler, Matthias Frehner, Nathalie Bäschlin, Kunstmuseum Bern (2007). “Meret Oppenheim: retrospective : "an enormously tiny bit of a lot"”, Hatje Cantz Pub

Meret Oppenheim

“My own hobbies are rather quiet. I like to read and do needlework, and I love animals.”
“I love the love of those who are far enough away, it becomes whatever I wish to believe it.”

Source : Natalie Clifford Barney, Anna Livia (1992). “A Perilous Advantage: The Best of Natalie Clifford Barney”, p.63, New Victoria Publishers
“Ideally, peace means the absence of violence. It is an ethical value.”
“Every news organization should ideally be as broadly representative as possible.”
“Change happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go.”
“Slander, in the strict meaning of the term, comes under the head of lying; but it is a kind of lying which, like its antithesis flattery, ought to be set apart for special censure.”

Source : Washington Gladden (1883). “Things New and Old in Discourses of Christian Truth and Life”
“Sesame Street is the epitome of childrenâ€™s television. It has continued to maintain the successful structure that was established in the beginning. Through itâ€™s amazing research department, teaching has been made fun. This, the heart and humor works for children and adults alike, thatâ€™s why Iâ€™m very honored to be a part of it.”
“Messi is not really from Barca's ranks. What they did was sign the most talented kid in the whole of Argentina! Messi was already Messi when he arrived at Barcelona - they simply polished him. Cristiano Ronaldo is already too old to learn and change the way he is. When he was 13, someone should have sent him home when he didn't behave properly.”

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