"Study the great brush drawings of the Chinese and Japanese... When we try to imitate their conventions for perspective, form and texture we lose the content, because those artists were part of an ancient tradition. Our tradition changes rapidly, our schools of thought come to fruition quickly and decay again. We see differently."

-- John French Sloan

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“In the best organizations, love is the real "pixie dust."”
“at least i'm talkng to myself. instead of giving myself the cold shoulder”
“I play the radio and moon about...and dream of Utopias where its always July the 24th 1935, in the middle of summer forever.”
“Charlie Parker was the greatest individual musician that ever lived. Every instrument in the band tried to copy Charlie Parker, and in the history of jazz there had never been one man who influenced all the instruments.”

Source : Gary Giddins (1987). “Celebrating Bird: the triumph of Charlie Parker”, University of Maryland Sea Grant Publications
“Money doesn't buy elegance. You can take an inexpensive sheath, add a pretty scarf, gray shoes, and a wonderful bag, and it will always be elegant.”
“The gay male is always going to be at the bottom.”

Source : "'Kids in the Hall' Comic to Bullied Youth: 'Grow a Pair'". Interview with Chris Azzopardi, pridesource.com. October 27, 2011.
“I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom.”
“It is most important that we should keep in this country a certain leisured class. I am of the opinion of the ancient Jewish book which says there is no wisdom without leisure.”

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