“I was always accused of being too stiff. In 1974, when I ran my first primary race for state rep, I was chief aide to the speaker of the House, I knew the issues and understood state government. But what I found out the hard way is that you can know all the ins and outs but people want to know you, your family.” PeopleKnowsWayWantFirstsHardStatesGovernmentFoundHouseRaceIssuesUnderstoodChiefsPrimariesRanOur FamilySpeakersAccusedState GovernmentHard Way Author:Jim Edgar
“The motif must always be set down in a simple way, easily grasped and understood by the beholder. By the elimination of superfluous detail, the spectator should be led along the road that the artist indicates to him, and from the first be made to notice what the artist has felt.” WayShouldFirstsMadeArtistFeltSimpleUnderstoodSimplicityDetailsSpectatorsSuperfluousEliminationBeholderMotifsSimple Ways Author:Alfred Sisley
“My films seem to be better understood and better received by the monthly publications. On television the first reactions are usually unfavorable.” FirstsSeemsFilmTelevisionUnderstoodReactionsPublication Author:Alain Resnais
“The first mystery is simply that there is a mystery, a mystery that can never be explained or understood, only encountered from time to time. Nothing is obvious. Everything conceals something else.” FirstsMysteryUnderstoodObvious Book:Honey from the Rock Source: Honey from the Rock
“If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood .” IfsYearsFirstsHavensStudentsUnderstood Author:Richard P. Feynman
“Posing was the first job I did in which I understood what I was doing.” FirstsJobsUnderstoodPosing Author:Quentin Crisp