"There are two statements about human beings that are true: that all human beings are alike, and that all are different. On those two facts all human wisdom is founded."

-- Mark Van Doren

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“Success means getting up 1 more time than you get knocked down.”
“I must stick with Chinese language films.”
“I am not so sure whether what we do now is art or something not quite art. If I call it art, it is because I wish to avoid the endless arguments some other name would bring forth.”

Source : Allan Kaprow, Jeff Kelley (2003). “Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life”, p.21, Univ of California Press
“When did banning anything, ever work? I mean, we banned liquor once in this country, oh, that worked like a charm, didn't it, folks? You couldn't find a drink in the roaring 20's, could ya? See that's the problem with the banning thing! I say why stop there, let's not ban guns, I know, let's ban crime!”
“There is perhaps nothing worse than reaching the top of the ladder and discovering that youâ€™re on the wrong wall.”
“POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles, he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice.”
“As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.”
“If there's anything more arrogant than a Marine on a horse, it's one in a plane.”

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