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“With the people, especially a people seized of property, resides the aggregate of original power.”

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Ezra Stiles was a prominent American educator and theologian, serving as the president of Yale College from 1778 to 1795. He is recognized for his contributions to the advancement of higher education in the United States and his efforts to reform the curriculum at Yale. Stiles was also a significant figure in the American Revolution and a fervent abolitionist. more

“One night I was standing on Third Avenue playing my guitar, when this big Irish policeman came strolling by, and stopped to listen to my singing and playing. When I was done, he politely handed me a ticket for disturbing the peace, while at the same time telling me how much he liked my voice. I wish I still had that ticket.”

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Author:Frank Stallone

“No art is any good unless you can feel how it's put together. By and large it's the eye, the hand and if it's any good, you feel the body. Most of the best stuff seems to be a complete gesture, the totality of the artist's body; you can really lean on it.”

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Author:Frank Stella

“One learns about painting by looking at and imitating other painters.”

Painting Painter Imitation Imitating Imitating Others

Author:Frank Stella

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