"The artist himself is often surprised at the finished work of art. He cannot tell 'how it happened', nor could he repeat the feat at someone's bidding."

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Source : John F. Carlson (2013). “Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting”, p.138, Courier Corporation

John F. Carlson

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“I am the pinball geek of the band, probably of the nation of Canada. I've been a pinball fan my whole life. I started collecting machines in the late '90s.”

Source : Source: www.people.com
“One of my pet peeves is that when people are in their automobiles, I think they're exceptionally rude on the road. I would love to have the superpower to make their cars break down after they do something rude on the road so the freeways would be littered with these jackasses who have broken-down cars.”

Source : "Nashville's Chris Carmack on The O.C. and the rules of the death row meal". Interview with Marah Eakin, tv.avclub.com. September 22, 2015.
“Any degree of unemployment worries me.”
“A mother's love is like a beacon, Burning bright with Faith and Prayer, And through the changing scenes of life, We can find a haven there....”

Source : Helen Steiner Rice (2003). “Especially for Mothers”, Barbour Publishing
“One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel.”
“The lord giveth and most women piss it away. Perhaps this is why they lack the equipment to aim.”
“I am indebted to the cat for a particular kind of honorable deceit, for a greater control over myself, for a characteristic aversion to brutal sounds, and for the need to keep silent for long periods of time.”
“Reversing structural problems in our economy that have been building up for two decades, that's going to take time. It's going to take more than a year, it's going to take more than two years, it's going to take more than one term. It probably takes more than one president.”

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