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“I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.”
Source : Jayson Blair (2004). “Burning Down My Masters' House: My Life at the New York Times”, New Millenium
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“Abraham Lincoln had a deep realism; he did not deceive or mislead himself, but faced the world he had to deal with as it really is. At the same time, he had a striking moral intelligence, and a confidence in the working of his own mind and conscience.”
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“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.”
Source : Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). “The Prince”, p.222, Race Point Publishing
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“High finance isn't burglary or obtaining money by false pretenses, but rather a judicious selection from the best features of those fine arts.”
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“I can no longer serve justice in the way I have attempted to do during the past 30 years - I can do it only in the way I have now chosen.”
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“Art is difficult. Its not entertainment.”
Source : "Anselm Kiefer: 'Art is difficult, it's not entertainment'" by Alex Needham, www.theguardian.com. December 8, 2011. 
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“There are a lot of things money can't buy. Not one of them is on my son's list.”
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“The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with — nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they can add up to the story of a life.”
Source : Rob Sheffield (2007). “Love Is a Mix Tape: Life, Loss, and What I Listened To”, p.26, Crown Archetype
