"Even the country's first president chafed at the limits placed on him by the writers of the U.S. Constitution. From the nature of the Constitution, ... I must approve all the parts of a bill, or reject it in toto."

-- George Washington

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“I will look through 200 photographs of Kate Moss and there will be just one that I connect with for some reason, maybe because of the composition or something in the eye... Something touches me and I know I have to paint it, in the way a child knows it wants something.”

Source : "Stars in her eyes". Hermione Eyre, The Independent on Sunday, July 15, 2007.
“We have built our State on the freedom of personal adventure.”

Source : John Grierson (1966). “Grierson on Documentary”, p.193, Univ of California Press
“A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats. You may strip off the outer ones without doing much mischief, perhaps none at all ; but you keep taking off one after another, in expectation of coming to the inner nucleus, including the whole value of the matter. It proves, however, that there is no such nucleus, and that chastity is diffused through the whole series of coats, is lessened with the removal of each, and vanishes with the final one which you supposed would introduce you to the hidden pearl.”
“I love to read autobiographies. [What is your favorite autobiography?] the autobiography of Coach John Wooden. Everybody has a struggle so it's about seeing how they overcome it and be the best they can.”

Source : Source: brooklynactivemama.com
“In the end nobody knows how it's done â€” how art is made. It can't be explained. Optical devices are just tools. Understanding a tool doesn't explain the magic of creation. Nothing can.”
“This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit.”
“Don't be an asshole," the guy snapped as he cracked a freshie. "Oh, right, because two in this group would be overkill.”
“Devotion means your involvement with life is no more conditional.”

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