"I paint people, not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be."

-- Lucian Freud

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“Let's just say it and be done with it. Racing hurts. But here's another truth: having put in the effort to prepare for a race and then not giving it your all hurts even more. The first kind of hurt goes away in hours or a day. The second kind of hurt can last a lifetime.”
“Wisdom isn't about knowing; it's an understanding that meaning is inexhaustible.”
“Mr. Do-Nothing Obama will say today, 'Lets think of all the poor dead people' - or 'let's honor all the dead' instead of fighting for the living. He has been really useless in terms of both HIV and gay issues. He is simply not a leader. He may be president, but he is not a leader.”
“I'm a firm believer that all this packaged stuff that Americans are buying up in gobs is making them fatter.”
“I like the Growth and Opportunity Project. These are good conservative values, proving the core of the GOP is just that: conservative.”
“I love people. I love understanding people, why they do the things they do, and why they make the decisions they make. It kind of just over time escalated into realizing that I could... experience that interest and get paid at the same time.”
“You don't realise how much you're holding onto until you start to let go of it. I had had loads of therapy and thought I had come to terms with who I am, but there's something in the process of writing that unlocks other experiences, other emotions and you have to be prepared for that.”

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“As I look back on my own life, I recognize this simple truth: The greatest opportunities were the scariest lions. Part of me has wanted to play it safe, but Iâ€™ve learned that taking no risks is the greatest risk of all.”

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