"Painted time is a different zone. This is why I don't believe that a painting - although I've been accused of it many times now - can be truly topical. A painting's physicality gives it a different persistence and a different perception."

“The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.”

Source : John Wilder Tukey (1977). “Exploratory Data Analysis”, Pearson College Division

“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”

“We always have to choose to live our lives to the fullest. No one is better or worse than anyone else. We are different and beautiful.”

“The name of Khomeini will always remain in the new chapter of Iranian history.”

“Tax reform and expanded trade are going to be so important to the economy of Illinois, particularly the 11th Congressional District, which is a major manufacturing and a major agricultural district.”

“The thing I learned was the lack of coordination in research projects in the world and therefore you will have gaps in what we could possibly learn from these research projects.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

“Industry is the soul of business and the keystone of prosperity.”

“I'm always on the lookout for something good about people. Often months go by.”

Source : "Discovering Everyday Good Things". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 2, 1995.