"There is that interesting thing that Haughton Forrest was imagining the landscapes. They are so dramatic. They are dark, big, gloomy paintings and he was making them during some of the most ominous massacres in Tasmania. Forrest was recording history but missing the human story."

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Source : Source: www.lucyreesart.com

Ben Quilty

#Dark Quotes #Interesting Quotes #Missing Quotes

“Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy.”

Source : Robert H. Bork (2009). “The Tempting of America”, p.49, Simon and Schuster
“I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.”

Source : "Elizabeth McGovern Talks DOWNTON ABBEY, What Fans Can Expect in Season 3, the Success of the Show, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 5, 2013.
“Being tired isn't the same as being rich, but most times it's close enough.”
“We are the masters of our reality.”
“Roddick has good presence on the court and has so much adrenalin”
“When I got to GM they were using a matrix method of management which means everybody has more than one boss. I first heard about that system many years ago. It's supposed to help with collaboration, but my assessment is that it's pretty hard to get geared for action that way.”
“Profit margins are probably the most mean-reverting series in finance, and if profit margins do not mean-revert, then something has gone badly wrong with capitalism. If high profits do not attract competition, there is something wrong with the system and it is not functioning properly.”
“We are the children of the earth and removed from her our spirit withers.”

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