"You know, if one paints someone's portrait, one should not know him if possible."

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Otto Dix

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“Superstition moulds nature into an arbitrary semblance of the supernatural, and then bows down to the work of its own hands.”

Source : John Sterling (1848). “Essays and Tales: Fragments from the travels of Theodore Elbert. Thoughts. Tales and apologues”, p.128
“Ornamentation is the principal part of architecture, considered as a subject of fine art.”
“I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.”
“I want people to know that I am tough on illegal immigration and we are working to provide needed border security.”
“When our atheistically dominated Supreme Court removed the Ten Commandments from our halls, not a whimper was heard from the 95 million Christians in this country, who still don't realize that their religious freedoms are being systematically removed without a fight.”
“Why does everybody throw every troublesome thing into the river?”
“I always try to create a new experiences that are fun to play.”
“Yoga answers a lot of physical problems such as back pain, stress issues, and any kind of joint problems or illnesses. Even more important is the spiritual questioning that comes up around our middle years. We wonder what do I want to hand down to my children, and how do I want to spend my days on this earth? I think yoga begins to help us look at what our passions and our dreams are. And it helps give us the courage once we find passion to actually pursue that!”

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