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I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, m

I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I dont recognize faces, so Im sure its what drove me to portraits in the first place. – Chuck Close

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Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience. – Chuck Close

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I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around. – Chuck Close

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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Are your kids learning the right lessons about 9/11? Ten years after Osama bin Ladens henchmen murdered thousands of innocents on American soil, too many children have been spoon-fed the thin gruel of progressive political correctness over the stiff antidote of truth. – Michelle Malkin

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In any of the arts, you never stop learning. – Claire Bloom

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I was a kid, and I wasnt even sure if I wanted to play the drums, you know? All I wanted to do was skateboard, but I was still learning and taking it in, so it was good. – Travis Barker

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Just because you are blind and unable to see my beauty doesnt mean it does not exist. – Margaret Cho

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Anybody can win, unless there happens to be a second entry. – George Ade

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