"I don't belong to any school. I work in my corner. I admire Degas."

-- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

#School Quotes #Degas Quotes #Admire Quotes

“Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.”

Source : Barbara Johnson (2008). “When Your Child Breaks Your Heart: Help for Hurting Moms”, p.134, Revell
“We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace.”
“The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from the ground - you really understand the impact of man, even in a place you know well. My work is meant to convince people we can no longer live like this.”

Source : "Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's best shot". Interview with Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2009.
“Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time.”

Source : "Swiss-made Serpentine pavilion presents garden of tranquility" by Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. June 27, 2011.
“Let us never forget the greatest untapped market for American enterprise is right here in America, in the inner cities, in the rural areas.”
“Whose life is it, anyway?”
“Nothing short of everything will really do.”
“I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.”

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