"The noble art of losing face may one day save the human race and turn into eternal merit what weaker minds would call disgrace."

-- Piet Pieterszoon Hein

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“I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better. They fight for honor at the first challenge, make love with no moral restraint, and they do not for all their marvelous instincts appear to know about death. Being such wonderfully uncomplicated beings, they need us to do their worrying.”
“Racing is bulging at the seams with pure nutball characters, men who can drink more, screw more, fight more, laugh more, joke more, than practically any collection of people in the world.”

Source : Brock Yates (2004). “NASCAR Off the Record”, p.169, MotorBooks International
“The virtue lies in the struggle, not the prize.”
“Computers show up everywhere except the growth statistics.”
“One must distance oneself from the idea of strict realism. It seems to me that real nature doesn't exist anymore, this idea of "the wild." This is why I love parks, and why I chose to use them in my work - they are beyond nature. I see nature as a resource.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“New York is a special place; it's a city that I love.”
“In front of the camera and in front of the lens, there's no lawsuits, there's no agent, and there's most frequently no time limits. There's a longevity that's kind of built into it. I spend most of my time behind the scenes, and when it is time to perform, I'm genuinely delighted to do it.”
“We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.”

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