"The true artist and the sane collector never will tolerate insincerity and impudence."

“You see, the Mets are losers, just like nearly everybody else in life. This is the team for the cab driver who gets held up and the guy who loses out on a promotion because he didn't maneuver himself to lunch with the boss enough. It is the team for every guy who has to get out of bed in the morning and go to work for short money on a job he does not like. The Yankees? Who does well enough to root for them, Laurence Rockefeller?”

“The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it.”

“All history must be mobilized if one would understand the present.”

“Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord. Never hesitate to get on your knees in some private place and speak with Him.”

“What is wine? It is the grape present in another form; its essence is there, though the fruit which produced it grew thousands of miles away, and perished years ago. So the object of many a tender thought may be spiritually present, in defiance of space - and fond recollections cherished in defiance of time.”

Source : Samuel Lover, John PROCTOR (Artist) (1863). “Handy Andy: a tale of Irish life ... With eleven illustrations by John Proctor”, p.160

“To desire with one’s very soul every second of every day to accomplish one’s aim.”

“A natural-born photographer, with hypo in my blood.”

Source : Weegee (1975). “Weegee: An Autobiography”

“Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.”