A number of moralists condemn lotteries and refuse to see anything noble in the passion of the ordinary gambler. They judge gambling as some atheists judge religion, by its excesses. – Charles Lamb, Essays of Elia, 1832
When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didnt know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway? – Henry Flynt
We had maybe the greatest success of any company that I know of in Paris, and after two or three years I wanted to do this same number that we did for PBS, so we did it and Paris had always considered us their darlings. – Katherine Dunham