"I would sooner look for figs on thistles than for the higher attributes of art from one whose ruling motive... is money."

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Source : Linda S. Ferber, Asher Brown Durand (2007). “Kindred spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American landscape”, D Giles Ltd

Asher Brown Durand

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“The most wonderful of all things in life is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing; it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of divine accident, and the most wonderful of all things in life.”
“When there aren't any smart decisions, I suppose you just have to pick the stupid decision you like best.”

Source : Orson Scott Card (2013). “The Gate Thief”, p.40, Macmillan
“Use romantic relationships to grow, not to lose yourself. Keep your priorities in order.”
“The courts of kings are full of people, but empty of friends.”
“More than anything, it's a game of innocence. Politicians may come and go, but they always get booed at the ballpark.”
“A child must feel the flush of victory and the heart-sinking of disappointment before he takes with a will to the tasks distasteful to him and resolves to dance his way through a dull routine of textbooks.”
“I'm going to become the Pope next year. Nothing is impossible.”
“You train your heart to control your body. That's what you do when you fast.”

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