"I originally came from Dresden, where Socialist Realism prevailed. Konrad Lueg and I came up with it, for the most part ironically, since I now live in capitalism. It was certainly 'realism', but in another form - the capitalist form, as it were. It wasn't meant that seriously. It was more a slogan for that particular Happening at a furniture store."

-- Gerhard Richter

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“I was 17 and the whole thing was very confusing at the time. It was a great job and I loved it, and to lose the role was definitely tough for me. I was devastated when I lost the role.”
“Just be yourself and stay true to your core values.”
“we sent a troupe to Edinborough, and then in Edinborough, there was a producer from the Melbourne Comedy Festival, so we went to Melbourne. So it's one of these shows that kind of organically developed and it started developing momentum way before I even thought there was a show here.”
“I'm not particularly a feminist, but if you get women off the animal cycle of reproduction and give them some say in how many children they'll have, immediately the floor will rise.”
“A drawing a day keeps the cobwebs away.”
“Hard work always pays off, whatever you do.”
“Whatever pains disease may bring Are but the tangy seasoning To Loves delicious fare.”

Source : Richard Wilbur (2012). “Poems of Richard Wilbur”, p.51, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The best way to battle fear is with courage. You have to look at the opposite of fear: Fear is scared of courage.”

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