"Iâ€™m very interested in sublimation. I love the way Francis Bacon talked about the grin without the cat, the sensation without the boredom of its conveyanceâ€¦ Iâ€™ve always wanted to be able to convey figurative imagery in a kind of shorthand, to get it across in as direct a way as possible. I want there to be a human presence without having to depict it in full."

-- Cecily Brown

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“I am fascinated by history and particularly the Victorian era.”
“I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people.”

Source : "Louder Than Bombs: Interviews from the Progressive Magazine" by David Barsamian, (p. 146), 2004.
“Sometimes we have to leave home in order to find out what we left there, and why it matters so much.”
“You can tell a lot from a person's nails. When a life starts to unravel, they're among the first to go.”
“I look upon life as a gift from God. I did nothing to earn it. Now that the time is coming to give it back, I have no right to complain.”
“Obedience may have its uses, but it is no substitute for willing, uncoerced co-operation.”
“The consumer, so it is said, is the king each is a voter who uses his money as votes to get the things done that he wants done.”

Source : 1948 Economics.
“We may come to Jesus and ask Him; He will know all about it; if He comes to a little child, he will adapt himself to the language and capacity of a little child.”

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