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“Beauty is equal parts flesh and imagination: we imbue it with our dreams, saturate it with our longings.”

Book:Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty

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Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty

This book delves into the scientific study of beauty, examining its role in human evolution and psychology. more

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Nancy Etcoff

Nancy Etcoff, born in 1955, is a renowned psychologist. She has conducted extensive research in the fields of emotional psychology and cognitive neuroscience, particularly in the areas of facial expression and emotional recognition. more

“In my art and life, I really strive to reverse the old adage that what you see is what you get. If I can be Coyote and practice my sneak-up, I can engage the viewers from a distance with one image and lure them in for exposure to another layer, which changes the initial view into quite a different reality. After all, that is what ethnic culture is all about - or even an ongoing relationship. What you see on the surface is never the same again one you begin to plumb the depths.”

“The Sacred isn't housed in a building or worn around your neck or something in the sky. The Sacred is the here and now we reside in, all breathing the same air, all imbibing the same water and made of the same earth with 'the life force' flowing through all living things.”

Made Earth Force Water Air Sky Building Sacred Breathing Holiness Necks Worn Living Things Here And Now Imbibing

Author:Jaune Quick–to–See Smith

“I am defined by my will to survive, not by intelligence or cunning or money or good looks. The Creator didn't see her way clear to give me those things, instead she gave me a strong will.”

Way Giving Looks Strong Clear Survival Give Me Creator Defined Looking Good Cunning Strong Will Will To Survive

Author:Jaune Quick–to–See Smith

“Culture is not race and race is not culture.”

Culture Race

Author:Jaune Quick–to–See Smith

“I'm an extremist, I have to deal with my own extreme personality, and I walk the fine line of wanting to die and wanting to be the ruler of it all.”

Dies Lines My Own Walks Deals Fine Personality Extremes Rulers Extremist Wanting To Die Fine Lines

Author:Davey Havok

“I've fallen in love with Brooklyn. I'm going to buy a little house in Brooklyn and live there. I'll go to the coast only when I have to make a picture.”

Littles House Fallen Coast Brooklyn

Author:Marilyn Monroe

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