"All great art contains at its center contemplation, a dynamic contemplation."

-- Susan Sontag

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“By some special graciousness of fate I am deposited - as all good photographers like to be - in the right place at the right time. Go into it as young as possible. Bring all the asset you have and play to win.”
“That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is.”

Source : "Soprano soundtrack" by Will Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. December 19, 2003.
“Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.”
“To me, to live is to fight. It's about persevering. It's about testing yourself. It's about not becoming complacent.”
“If your hunch proves a good one, you were inspired; if it proves bad, you are guilty of yielding to thoughtless impulse.”

Source : Beryl Markham (2012). “West with the Night”, p.55, Open Road Media
“I tell you that victory consists in conquering self. That is the greatest enemy.”
“A standing army is a standing menace to liberty.”

Source : Voltairine de Cleyre (2012). “Exquisite Rebel: The Essays of Voltairine de Cleyre -- Anarchist, Feminist, Genius”, p.98, SUNY Press
“Excessive taxation . . . will carry reason & reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election.”

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