"Agnes Martin is a big influence in my work actually, when I first saw her, these fine grids."

-- Robert Barry

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“Practice makes myelin, and myelin makes perfect.”

Source : "Practice makes perfect?". "All in the Mind", www.abc.net.au. November 5, 2011.
“The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act.”

Source : Francis Hutcheson (1755). “A System Of Moral Philosophy: In Three Books : To which is Prefixed Some Account Of The Life, Writings, And Character Of The Author”, p.266
“If we are perceived by the rest of the world as employing a double standard in the way that we pursue the war on terror, if we are seen as imposing on other countries' nationals, burdens that we wouldn't be able to tolerate ourselves, then we sacrifice the legitimacy of the enterprise. And I don't think the world considers it illegitimate for the United States to seek to protect itself from another attack like the one we suffered on 9/11, but I think the world does think it is illegitimate to do so by sacrificing their citizens' rights and not our citizens' rights.”

Source : Islamica Magazine Interview, www.theislamicmonthly.com. July 2, 2006.
“But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay; Invention, Nature's child, fled stepdame Study's blows; And others' feet still seemed but strangers in my way. Thus, great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: "Fool," said my Muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write.”
“I just never understood why someone else's love life and who they love and who they choose to be with affects so many other people's livesI never understood the whole point of opposing or hating someone else's happiness.”
“In some bigger cities, I don't think people really realize these structures were built for the Olympics.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“When it comes to trust it is better to have it than to live without it.”
“A lot of fans know that I love motorcycles. That's a big love of mine. I could spend days on the bike if I had the time.”

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