"One of the functions of art is to offer a more desirable reality - a model, as it were, of another style of existence with its own pace and its own cultural reference."

-- Peter Schmidt

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“Prussia: freedom of movement with a muzzle. Austria: an isolation cell in which screaming is allowed.”
“The miracle of Grenada is how quickly the Cuban workers beat their plowshares into Soviet AK-47s.”
“When youre a kid, youre only exposed to whats going on in your mind. The mind is like a bigger-than-outer-space type of thing.”
“The great decisions of human life have as a rule far more to do with the instincts and other mysterious unconscious factors than with conscious will and well-meaning reasonableness. The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Each of us carries his own life-form- an indeterminable form which cannot be superseded by any other.”
“I have three sisters and I've always wanted a brother, so I was really interested in that notion.”
“People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.”
“I've always enjoyed reading history, particularly presidential biographies.”
“How can someone say they're successful if they're not happy doing their work?”

Source : "Job Satisfaction vs. a Big Paycheck" by Phyllis Korkki, www.nytimes.com. September 11, 2010.

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