Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste.

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I think one of the nicest things that we created as a generation was just...

I think one of the nicest things that we created as a generation was just...

His headstone said Free at last, Free at last - But death is a slave's...

His headstone said Free at last, Free at last - But death is a slave's...

If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.

If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be...

We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be...

If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get...

If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get...

We love because it's the only true adventure

We love because it's the only true adventure

You must invent your own games and teach us old ones how to play.

You must invent your own games and teach us old ones how to play.

When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to grow again...

When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to grow again...

Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for...

Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for...

We love because it's the only true adventure

We love because it's the only true adventure

We eat up artists like there's going to be a famine at the end.

We eat up artists like there's going to be a famine at the end.

There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave.

There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave.

If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely...

If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely...

A lot of people refuse to do things because they don't want to go naked,...

A lot of people refuse to do things because they don't want to go naked,...

White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus.

White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus.

I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do....

I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do....

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If youre...

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If youre...