"I hope I have made it clear that the work is about perfection as we are aware of it in our minds but that the paintings are very far from being perfect - completely removed in fact - even as we ourselves are."

-- Agnes Martin

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“Religion has always been the picklock of imperialism. Let them try to convert the heathens, and when they fail, we shall send in the French Navy to protect them and our political and commercial interests.”
“It's so difficult. Sometimes if I have dessert, I think, 'Well, I blew it.' That's something I need to work on and control. But still there's nothing like a buffet.”
“Just in general, when we look at our school system, there is so much overlap with our criminal justice system in terms of our low-income youth.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again, who can say why anyone enjoys horror and dark fantasy? If I can't answer the question for myself, I wouldn't dream of trying to answer it for others”
“Find something that makes you happy, like looking at beautiful pictures, or, if you're able, listening to beautiful music, or sitting by the window and looking outside - small things like that can be absolutely huge.”
“The insane do not share the normal prejudice in favor of external reality.”

Source : Norman O. Brown (1968). “Love's Body”
“People still call meÂ maâ€™amÂ on the phone, and itâ€™s just part of life now. Iâ€™m not even phased by itâ€¦ Going through DriveThrus is always fun, because itâ€™s always so shocking when they see me. Itâ€™d just be kind of like, â€˜Thank you maâ€¦Â woah!!Â Woah, sorry about that!â€™”
“I'm not playing for other people; if I start thinking in those terms I would put too much pressure on myself. I play basketball because that is what I love to do.”

Source : Interview with Eric Guilleminault, www.nbadraft.net. June 16, 2010.

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