"All the old bogeys of 'dignified subject-matter,' of 'balanced compositions,' of 'correct drawing' were laid to rest. The artist was responsible to no one but his own sensibilities for what he painted and how he painted it."

-- Ernst Gombrich

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“We've always been here and we'll always be here. We are a specific arrangement of particles and this instant is infinite. Did we luck out, or didn't we? The odds against this sentence having ever being typed, much less the odds against you reading it were inconceivable. Smile, because the fact that you're able to is almost impossible to comprehend.”
“Someone said to me today, â€˜Everybody loved PUSING DAISIES,â€™ I said, â€˜No, they didnâ€™tâ€” thatâ€™s why Iâ€™m here today talking about a new show.â€™”
“In my case, I learned that although God loves us, he doesn't grant us immunity from the consequences of our choices.”
“I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.”

Source : Edward Steichen, Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) (1963). “A Life in Photography”, Random House Value Pub
“When men can be made to hope, then they can be made to win.”

Source : Bryce Courtenay (1989). “The Power of One”, Random House LLC
“In all of the history of mankind there has never been a time when we have had a greater opportunity to increase our knowledge of the law of the Lord...Surely there can be no excuse for us not to become the best informed generation of all time in our knowledge of the scriptures. Never before have we had opportunity such as we have today to become real gospel scholars.”
“I started in theater, and I love to go back to theater, just to have the experience and recharge my batteries, creatively.”
“I didnâ€™t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly donâ€™t recommend Christianity.”

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