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Willem de Kooning – The attitude that nature is…
“The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves.”
-Willem de Kooning
George W. Bush – Any government that supports, protects…
“Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes.”
-George W. Bush
Al Gore – Our world faces a true…
“Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it’s a challenge to the moral imagination.”
-Al Gore
Christopher Marlowe – Accursed be he that first…
“Accursed be he that first invented war.”
-Christopher Marlowe
Ulysses S. Grant – Leave the matter of religion…
“Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.”
-Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jefferson – But friendship is precious, not…
“But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.”
-Thomas Jefferson
Michael Jordan – I want to be perceived…
“I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.”
-Michael Jordan
Allen Ginsberg – My own experience is that…
“My own experience is that a certain kind of genius among students is best brought out in bed.”
-Allen Ginsberg
Lisa Gardner – I still like the relationship…
“I still like the relationship part of any story. You don’t want your character to figure everything out and then at the end of the day, go home and eat soup from a can by herself.”
-Lisa Gardner
Robert Frank – Black and white are the…
“Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.”
-Robert Frank