"More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills and proclamations."

-- John Barth

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“I have no pride about anything I have done. It's just not the way I think about things. I do the work, always, as hard as I can, to the point of pain, injury, exhaustion, if that is what it takes. Once I am done, I move on.”
“In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.”

Source : "Readings in American Art, 1900-1975". Book by Barbara Rose, p. 117, 1975.
“Afternoon classes - that evil invention!”
“There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson.”
“The poorest people are the sweetest people.”
“I strongly believe the DREAM Act should require the completion of a degree.”
“I try my best to avoid the sharks of life, but I have had my share of experiences with them, and in those cases I just have to handle them accordingly. But I do not swim with sharks ... sharks swim with sharks.”
“I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.”

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