An artist has every right - one may even say a duty - to exhibit his productions as prominently as he can.

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In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years.

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In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principal.

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Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps them whole.

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Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about the past are a form of injustice.

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A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth.

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Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.

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