"If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a few leaves; but Nature offers you millions, all on the same tree. No two leaves are exactly the same. The artist who paints only what is in his mind must very soon repeat himself."

-- Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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“You become a better writer by writing. You become a better travel writer by writing about travel.”
“The Church's stand on birth control is the most absolutely spiritual of all her stands and with all of us being materialists at heart, there is little wonder that it causes unease. I wish various fathers would quit trying to defend it by saying that the world can support 40 billion. I will rejoice the day when they say: This is right whether we all rot on top of each other or not, dear children, as we certainly may. Either practice restraint or be prepared for crowding.”
“I fell in love with a man, not a Beatle.”

Source : "Mills: Sir Paul is Sir Cheap when it comes to charity" by Mike Celizic, www.today.com. November 1, 2007.
“I think the idea that you can go this alone is - was a huge mistake. And unfortunately, there was a price paid in terms of suffering and pain for people in New Orleans.”
“You do what you do best, try to stop guys like me”
“Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life.”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 13, 2013
“Everyone should own a piece of the wealth-producing capital of this country, but not everyone can be a manager. Or should be.”
“If you cast an all-white movie and it doesn't do well, no one will say it's because you had an all-white cast.”

Source : "'Star Trek Beyond' stars on 'uncomfortable conversations,' Sulu's sexual orientation and the future". Interview with Marc Bernardin, www.latimes.com. July 21, 2016.

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