Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.

The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind... view

By: Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus

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I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I'm trying to pull out of the ground that doesn't want to come out? I know I'll win... view

By: Matthew McConaughey

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Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn't know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn... view

By: Norman Rockwell

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Home, nowadays, is a place where part of the family waits till the rest of the family brings the car back... view

By: Earl Wilson

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As a fashion designer, I was always aware that I was not an artist, because I was creating something that was made to be sold, marketed, used, and ultimately discarded... view

By: Tom Ford

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I always considered myself being an organizer. I'm very good at teaching singers, I'm very good at staging a show, to entertain people. But I never included myself. I never applied this to me as an artist... view

By: Ike Turner

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What kind of morons do you have working at newspapers in Austin that would base an entire review of an artist's performance on whether or not they had a good seat?.. view

By: Al Yankovic

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It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds... view

By: John H. Johnson

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I was influenced by surrealist poetry and painting as were thousands of other people, and it seems to me to have become a part of the way I write, but it's not... view

By: Kenneth Koch

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Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its aftermath have made economic and social progress a political imperative in every quarter of the globe... view

By: Lester B. Pearson

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Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart... view

By: Rumi

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But now it's kind of a given that a 15-year-old would have a record deal and sell a quarter of a million records. No one's expecting her to answer any deep theological questions. And I'll tell you, I was asked some deep theological questions from the git-go... view

By: Amy Grant

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