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“It was not my aim to paint about the Negro in America in terms of propaganda. It is to depict the life of my people as I know it, passionately and dispassionately as Brueghel.”
Source : Romare Bearden (1991). “Romare Bearden: The Human Condition : [exhibition] October 3-October 26, 1991”
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“The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bolstering them up on the one hand and letting them alone of the other.”
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“A politician thinks of the next election; a statement of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that of his country. The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.”
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“I think most entrepreneurs would refer to themselves as "accidental". No one looks for stress and pain. You stumble on to it. Also, no one looks for pots of gold, it just happens.”
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“Virtue, as such, naturally procures considerable advantages to the virtuous.”
Source : Joseph Butler, Joseph McKee (1847). “The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature”, p.69
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“Love between the ugly, is the most beautiful love of all”
Source : Song: Does Anybody Love You?, Album: A Wizard, A True Star, 1973
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“I absolutely loved it, and I loved the way the character of D'Artagnan had been portrayed. I was just well up for it. So, I went in and met (director) Toby [Haynes], and as soon as I got into that room, to see how excited everybody was to get this underway and onto the set, it just drew me to it, even more. It was an instant attraction, so I was delighted when I got the offer.”
Source : Source: collider.com
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“Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure.”