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“That action is best which procures the greatest happiness.”
Source : 'An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue' (1725) treatise 2, sect. 3, subsect. 8.
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“Don't let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel.”
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“We see buildings in Britain mostly as freestanding objects. They are not meant to have a dialogue with anything around them, or with history, or with ideas of any kind beyond the self-referential. What we call 'regeneration' is largely an excuse for building for maximum profit with a bit of sculptural design thrown in to catch the eye of the media.”
Source : "In Britain, money and marketing are what matter most" by Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. November 21, 2005.
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“I loved the way the burned-out flashcubes of the Kodak Instamatic marked a moment that had passed, one that would now be gone forever except for a picture.”
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“Barack Obama's strategy is to get away from anything having to do with race as quickly as he can. His fear is that that might open a Pandora's Box.”
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“You have to change the set, stay ahead of the curve.”
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“I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and who will help you find that time where you don't have to think about a job but just making work. If I didn't have those people in my life, I wouldn't be in the position I'm in.”
Source : Interview with Dan Colen, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 17, 2010.
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“Take it from me, marriage isn't a word - it's a sentence.”
Source : 'The Crowd' (1928 film)