It is all very well to copy what one sees, but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in ones memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory. – Edgar Degas
When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals. – Bono
Theres one advantage in having been around as long as I have. Everybody in the Senate knows me, and – Im going to say something presumptuous, to repeat myself – I think most respect me. – Joe Biden
