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"I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess."
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"Use time to discover who you are."

"Not to be able to find one's 'own' faults, this is called the world."

"Your inner world creates your outer world."

"'Tis very great pity that they who are so apt to over-rate themselves in smaller matters, shou'd, where it most concerns them to know, and stand upon their Value, be so insensible of their own worth."

"Primary purposes of a mirror: (1) To help civilized men realize their imperfections, and, (2) To help the imperfect hide their imperfections."

"I'm the result of upbringing, class, race, gender, social prejudices, and economics. So I'm a victim again. A result."

"Ego is this this higher conscious concept that we have of ourselves and we feel that we must live by it with a closed mind. We can be Self Aware of this concept or purely just blinded. I think the answer to this problem is being Self Aware and changing our current perception for the better."

"For many years, I searched for this connection outside of myself but always to no avail. It was only when I turned inward did I find this power."

"We make such messes in this life, both accidently and on purpose. But wiping the surface clean doesn't really make anything any neater. It just masks what is below. It's only when you really dig down deep, go underground, that you can see who you really are."

"Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings."
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"I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence."


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"I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied."


"Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil."
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