"The creative process lies not in imitating, but in paralleling nature translating the impulse received from nature into the medium of expression, thus vitalizing this medium. The picture should be alive, the statue should be alive, and every work of art should be alive."

-- Hans Hofmann

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“Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you nothing, one alone may repay you.”
“Several hard-core Star Wars fans who had tickets for the first showing actually said that when the movie finally began, they started crying. Mainly because they realized that it's 22 years later, and they still haven't lost their virginity.”
“A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.”

Source : Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address, delivered 19 July 1984 at the Democratic National Convention, San Francisco
“When I am tempted to complain about God's lack of presence, I remind myself that God has much more reason to complain about my lack of presence.”
“Trust me. A storm is brewing inside this cool cat now. She'll gradually break down and you'll see what's behind the clouds.”

Source : Mahbod Seraji (2009). “Rooftops of Tehran: A Novel”, p.55, Penguin
“I call my backup singers my sister wives. To me, they are my best friends. We are all super close. It's kind of like the closest relationship you can have without being blood related, to me. It's a joke that they're sister wives - obviously, we're not polygamists.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Greece, sound, thy Homer's, Rome thy Virgil's name, But England's Milton equals both in fame.”
“I come from a filmmaking tradition and a storytelling background. So somehow I've emerged like a mutant who can straddle both worlds.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com

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