"I do not see in what way the face of a man should be a less interesting landscape than any other. A man, the physical person of a man, is a little world, like any other a country, with its towns, and suburbs.. ..As a rule what is needed in a portrait is a great deal of the general, and very little of the particular."

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Source : "Prospectus et tous écrits suivants, Vol. II". Book by Jean Dubuffet, p. 63-73, 1967.

Jean Dubuffet

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“I cannot remember a time when the Golden Rule was not my motto and precept, the torch that guided my footsteps.”
“I had gone to Europe . . . to reach for a place as a serious artist, but I never doubted that I must return. I was - and am - an American.”

Source : Marian Anderson (1956). “My Lord, what a Morning: An Autobiography”, p.159, University of Illinois Press
“Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.”
“Always remember that your personality is your big asset. Do not try to emulate another person. Real personality comes from the heart.”
“Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness.”
“You know, that's kind of the thing, I can't freestyle and I used to always wonder why I couldn't, and when I would try once out of every six months, but I was always a great writer!”
“I used to have an imaginary friend named Michael.”
“I don't need a vacation in the traditional sense, like I would if I had a job I hated.”

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