"It took me twenty years to discover painting: twenty years looking at nature, and above all, going to the Louvre."

-- Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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“If you want your life to be different you have to start reacting to life differently.”
“Nobody thought about having more money than you could ever spend.”

Source : "From the Vaults: Slick Rick, circa 98-99". Interview with Adisa Banjoko, allhiphop.com. March 1, 2005.
“Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph of Christianity. To the contrary, he destroyed its most attractive and dynamic aspects, turning a high-intensity, grassroots movement into an arrogant institution controlled by an elite who often managed to be both brutal and lax.”

Source : "For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery". Book by Rodney Stark, August 29, 2004.
“The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.”
“I've made many films and only a few times I've played real people.”
“Getting last-minute cancellations can put a black cloud over an event before it has even started. If it's a large, casual cocktail party, then I'll often not say anything until the next day. But if you're not able to make it to a small, seated dinner, you have to call the host - there's nothing worse than an empty chair at a table.”

Source : Source: www.oprah.com
“I wasn't really into body piercings until I found that about half my female students had them.”
“Today's reports confirm that, unfortunately, post-crisis America is still not back to its good economic self.”

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