"The overwhelming majority of Puerto Rico is completely, completely alienated from the political structure. Colonialism is really, really strong and alive in Puerto Rico. And the politicians have taken full advantage of that. We have a debt of $74 billion, caused primarily by the system and the political structure that exists in Puerto Rico."

-- Oscar Lopez Rivera

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“The most dynamic cities have always been immersed in the critical innovations of their time.”

Source : "Our creative minds need to be harnessed" by Geoff Mulgan, www.theguardian.com. September 30, 2008.
“It's fair to say that, for much of my lifetime, New Zealand certainly was a property-owning democracy and working people, ordinary people, had assets.”
“Chi-Os were ideal partners for all occasions. They were discrete, desirable, tactful, polite, and fun... Every mom dreamed of her son coming home with a Chi Omega, a woman's woman.”
“I paint with my back to the world”

Source : Ned Rifkin, Agnes Martin, Edward Hirsch, Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.) (2002). “Agnès Martin: the nineties and beyond”, Hatje Cantz Pub
“There are about as many ways to be dead as there are to be alive. People linger in different ways, both publicly and privately.”
“And I found the theater, and I found my home.”
“Melody is the single most important thing to any song, period. I don't care what anybody says, it trumps everything. Not because that's my opinion but because I think it's actually indisputable fact. The human brain retains melody easier than it retains words. It's that simple.”
“If you're afraid to die, you will not be able to live.”

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