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"I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made."
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"Poetry most often communicates emotions, not directly, but by creating imaginatively the grounds for those emotions. It therefore communicates something more than the emotion; only by means of that something more does it communicate the emotion at all."

"We often forget to draw a new picture because we are so busy criticizing other paintings."

"A beautiful poem is nothing but a mirror of philosophy through which we can see life's pure beauty."

"Poets create a beautiful blue sky where you can fly with wings of imagination and find yourself again and again."

"The object of art is to enhance the beauty, imaginations and joy of life."

"A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those well-arranged words are worth a multi-million-dollar motion picture."

"Literature tries to express the intricate inner beauties of life. Philosophy tries to explain the intricate inner beauties and conflicts of thoughts."
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"Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn't mean I wasn't looking for someone to love."

"If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers."

"I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree."
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