"There's a team of filmmakers who follow me in the streets when I'm finding these models, to give me a sense of legitimacy to a casual stranger. This is New York City. No one's going to follow you back to your studio."

-- Kehinde Wiley

#New York Quotes #Team Quotes #Cities Quotes

“I had a ploughman's lunch the other day. He wasn't very happy.”

Source : "Tommy Cooper: the best quotes" by Michael Hogan, www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2014.
“This view [of the infinite], which I consider to be the sole correct one, is held by only a few. While possibly I am the very first in history to take this position so explicitly, with all of its logical consequences, I know for sure that I shall not be the last!”

Source : "Journey Through Genius". Book by William Dunham, 1990.
“Your genetics load the gun. Your lifestyle pulls the trigger.”
“But [your crime] will be there, one hundred times denied, always there, dragging itself behind you. Then you will finally know that you have committed your life with one throw of the die, once and for all, and there is nothing you can do but tug our crime along until your death. Such is the law, just and unjust, of repentance. Then we will see what will become of your young pride.”
“My religion is, to live through Love.”
“I have an assistant in Vancouver to help me with my life.”
“Crime is redeemed by remorse, but not by a blow of the axe or slipknot. Blood has to be washed by tears but not by blood.”
“Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence.”

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