"The portrait painter... If he insults his sitters his occupation is gone. Whether he paints the should instead of the features, or the latter with all its natural blemishes, he is as presumptuous as if he shouted, 'What a face. Hide it.' which would never do, although it is analogous to what landscape painters are doing every day."

-- Walter J. Phillips

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“The first thing you notice about women in Hollywood, besides their low percentage of body fat, is how few are married. And the number of great-looking, successful single women without a social life is staggering. ... The most glaring misconception about Hollywood is that it is the romance capital of the world.”
“The next time you see an outside day with a down close lower than the previous day, don't get scared, get ready to buy!”
“Experience is a dear teacher but he delivers the goods.”
“Love is a capricious creature which desires everything and can be contented with almost nothing.”
“All roads are blocked to a philosophy which reduces everything to the word 'no.' To 'no' there is only one answer and that is 'yes.”
“I went to a commune with my parents when I was a kid and everyone else got given cool spirit animals like tigers and panthers. I got a mouse.”

Source : "Coup De Main x NZ On Air | The Veils". Interview with Rose Riddell, www.coupdemainmagazine.com. September 13, 2016.
“I think that American salesmanship can be a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb.”
“In order to have a society in which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated, it is not necessary to allow the brutalization of innocent victims.”

Source : "Court Says Military Funeral Protesters Are Protected". "Morning Edition" with Stebe Inskeep, www.npr.org. March 2, 2011.

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