"In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man."

Work, Body, Man

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"In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man."

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"All work done mindfully rounds us out, helps complete us as persons."

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"But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity."

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"I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being."

Being

"I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life."

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"My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important."

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"I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values."

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"I've had it all my life and when it can time for me to start a family, I was quite anxious to do so."

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"But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots."

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"A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another."

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"We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection."

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"So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one."

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