"A man's memory may almost become the art of continually varying and misrepresenting his past, according to his interest in the present."

-- George Santayana

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“I could have gone the route of a lot of these former child actors, but I didn't want that for myself. Like I said, when I was 14 years old, I decided to quit. I didn't ever want to do it again.”
“Forget what you know about disability.”

Source : "Amputee Pop Star Viktoria Modesta Doesn't Care If You're Uncomfortable". Interview with Alyssa Bailey, www.elle.com. December 22, 2014.
“How long, I wonder, will ignorance spell purity and knowledge shame?”

Source : Rosamond Lehmann (1975). “The ballad and the source”, Harvest Books
“I love to be nervous before a scene.”
“I've got a collection of songs that I've had, I keep adding to and they're all great American composers. I wanted to showcase American composers and I've done that on a lot of my records and played things by American composers that I really respect.”

Source : "Charlie Haden Remembers Tomorrow". Interview With Mike Brannon, www.allaboutjazz.com. March 7, 2003.
“If we are to survive on this planet, there must be compromises.”
“Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history.”
“I haven't taught creative writing all that much (my CW teaching consists of a few summer workshops for elementary school children and an eight-week class for older adults), and I don't really know what my teaching style is yet.”

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