"The way your life plays out depends on which dominoes you chose to push over and which ones you leave alone."

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Source : Dan Gutman (2009). “The Homework Machine”, p.6, Simon and Schuster

Dan Gutman

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“Iâ€™ll never forget my very first [SNL] show. I had a card in my changing room from Kristen Wiig. It just had a heart on the inside, and sheâ€™d written â€œHave fun.â€ That always stayed with me.”
“At first it was the incomes of corporations, then of rich citizens, then of well-provided widows and opulent workers, and finally the wealth of housemaids and the tips of waitresses. This is all in line with the ability to pay doctrine. The poor, simply because there are more of them, have more ability to pay than the rich.”
“An artist who brings to his work a mind tolerably furnished with the general principles of art, and a taste formed upon the works of good artists Â– in short, who knows in what excellence consists - will, with the assistance of models... be an overmatch for the greatest painter that ever lived who should be debarred such advantages.”

Source : Sir Joshua Reynolds (1837). “Discourses on Painting and the Fine Arts, delivered at the Royal Academy. With a portrait”, p.244
“I don't mind not being cool; I wear a cardigan.”
“I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others.”

Source : "Jimmy Smits - Actor, Activist and Altruist". Interview with Lisa Manafian, www.hispanic-today.com. September 08, 2011.
“[There is only one possible solution to unrest in the Middle East], "namely the annihilation and destruction of the Zionist state.”

Source : "Iranian Leader Urges Destruction of Israel". The Spokesman-Review, January 01, 2000.
“The Lord, creator of life, has given us information to act upon that is guaranteed by him to guide us to our goal of life eternal.”
“The lawyers' contribution to the civilizing of humanity is evidenced in the capacity of lawyers to argue furiously in the courtroom, then sit down as friends over a drink or dinner. This habit is often interpreted by the layman as a mark of their ultimate corruption. In my opinion, it is their greatest moral achievement: It is a characteristic of humane tolerance that is most desperately needed at the present time.”

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