"Art owes its origin to Nature herself... this beautiful creation, the world, supplied the first model, while the original teacher was that divine intelligence which has not only made us superior to the other animals, but like God Himself, if I may venture to say it."

-- Giorgio Vasari

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“When a war breaks out, people say: "It's too stupid; it can't last long." But though a war may well be "too stupid," that doesn't prevent its lasting. Stupidity has a knack of getting its way; as we should see if we were not always so much wrapped up in ourselves.”
“It is no part of a physician's business to use either persuasion or compulsion upon the patients.”
“On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town.”
“I'm going to do whatever I have to do to help a New Yorker, whether it's a girl on the street or a tenant in a housing development.”
“I think that part of being a good journalist, part of being an awake member of the world youre in, is to view yourself as an outsider, and I always have, to some degree.”
“If my soccer career were over, I would still come here because of the people. And despite the fact I've had to skip some school for National Team purposes, I am looking forward to holding that Carolina degree as soon as I can get my hands on it.”
“Character is not the enemy of self-expression and personal freedom, it is their necessary precondition.”

Source : James Q. Wilson (1995). “On Character: Essays”, p.2, American Enterprise Institute
“All good writers are sensitive to clichÃ©s and endeavor to avoid them”

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