"The purpose of art is to console and amuseâ€”myself, and, I hope, others."

-- Ludwig Bemelmans

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“One should make one's life a mosaic. Let the general design be good, the colors lively, and the materials diversified.”
“I saw Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained,' and you could say a lot of things against it, but it was incredible fun. I don't like blood and gore, and I am very squeamish about violence, but Tarantino's violence is actually funny.”
“A program of "disarmament," while imperialist antagonisms survive, is the most pernicious of fictions. Even if it were realized by way of general agreement - an obviously fantastic assumption!- that would by no means prevent a new war. The imperialists do not make war because there are armaments; on the contrary, they forge arms when they need to fight.”
“The way to compose for me is to have lots of time.”
“Not a lot of conservatives on this list. Are more liberals than conservatives screwing up America?”
“Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.”
“Branches or types are characterized by the plan of their structure, Classes, by the manner in which that plan is executed, as far as ways and means are concerned, Orders, by the degrees of complication of that structure, Families, by their form, as far as determined by structure, Genera, by the details of the execution in special parts, and Species, by the relations of individuals to one another and to the world in which they live, as well as by the proportions of their parts, their ornamentation, etc.”
“Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of it.”

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