"I love art, my mother is a painter, I majored in art history at Wellesley, and as I was having my second child I was thinking, what am I going to do, I have to do something to keep myself sane, and I began to ask myself, what are the most horrific circumstances under which art can be created?"

-- Alyson Richman

#Mother Quotes #Art Quotes #Children Quotes

“Quite simply, there can be no popular sovereignty without a real belief in the value of government. If government does not assume and carry out public responsibilities, less accountable institutions such as the corporation will do the job in their own self-interest.”
“Well, you would have to say what is the criteria to determine the success of any merger? It would have to be that the companies are stronger financially, that they took market share, and they are on a very steady footing in terms of their performance.”
“My best stories come from well-placed sources who point me in the right direction.”

Source : "Reporting tips from Wolf Blitzer". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. August 17, 2011.
“The British retreat is over and now the advance will begin.”
“In college, my friend Melanie and I used to have weekly Jimmy Stewart viewings, and 'Harvey' seemed to make its way into the rotation an inordinate amount of times.”
“The only prerequisites to leadership are that you remain positive, calm, and open-minded.”
“Well, youre not incorrect on either front, because absolutely, there are children here in this country that need help as are everywhere in the world.”
“There's always reasons to make mistakes. Because then you do new mistakes next time. So they're beautiful mistakes.”

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