". . .nature indifferently copied is far superior to the best idealities."

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Source : "The Life and Adventures of John James Audubon, the Naturalist". Book by Robert Buchanan, on a meeting with a young artist, Mr. J. B. Kidd, Ch. X, p. 140, 1868.

John James Audubon

“Some people thrive under pressure, but pressure can also ruin your performance, it can push you down angles which you don't want to go.”
“Bliss is not a feeling but a state of being. In the state of bliss, everything is loved.”
“Beth ceased to fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him all her life, for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.”
“Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.”
“I am not man or beast; I am bibliosexual, and a seedy bibliosexual who haunts the streets, laden with carrier bags held by blistered fingers, stooping under the weight of the rucksack that has brought on sciatica and a Dickensian demeanour.”

Source : Robin Ince (2010). “Robin Ince's Bad Book Club: One man's quest to uncover the books that taste forgot”, p.6, Hachette UK
“Adrian Dantley is a guy that I looked at . . . on how to maneuver my body around.”
“Religion holds a man back from the path, prevents his stepping forward, for various very plain reasons. First, it makes the vital mistake of distinguishing between good and evil.”

Source : Mabel Collins (2012). “Light On The Path and Through the Gates of Gold”, p.139, tredition
“As long as I do a good job, I believe the future is going to take care of itself, but actually I like very much being in elected office and there is no consideration about doing anything different until I can be assured that we are going to have the best voting systems in the country.”

Source : "PrimeTime Exclusive: Katherine Harris Interview" by Rebecca Raphael, abcnews.go.com. January 11.

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