"I have always felt proud of my Oscars and my numerous nominations. This pride is due to the fact it was the result of voters from the members of my own profession. This, of course, is a great compliment for one's work. I hope each winner of an Oscar is as thrilled as I was when I received mine."

-- Bette Davis

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“As if one crime of such nature, done by a single man, acting individually, can be expiated by a similar crime done by all men, acting collectively.”
“In the crazy world of touring, if something gets stuck at customs, I can do a show with just my amp!”
“My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness.”
“When the wind is right, a faint odor of kerosene is exhaled from Senator McCarthy.”
“Christianity affects your whole life. I feel I'm more competitive, a better player, but off the field is where there is always a battle.”
“Art among a religious race produces reliques [sic]; among a military one, trophies; among a commercial one, articles of trade.”

Source : 1789 Aphorisms on Art, no.149 (published 1831).
“You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous; how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes.”
“There's a great freedom of forms and intonations in Luigi Fontanella's poetry. He doesn't take a strong formal stand; his poetry entertains moments of nearly proselike colloquial narrative along with moments of powerful lyrical tension. There is a movement of extremes, from powerful tonality to near atonality, and I like this a great deal; it's a stance that very effectively catches the spirit that makes work in poetry possible nowadays.”

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