“I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style, and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, I go to work and earn my living, my well-being and my fame.” MenNeedsWellsEnoughMy OwnWorryStyleMastersGeniusFameModelsGuidesCeaseWell BeingCopiesFree Man Author:Pietro Aretino
“The fault seems to me to have been that men have taken ancient country churches as their models and have failed to discover that between them and churches in towns there ought to be a most distinct and marked difference.” MenHas BeensCountrySeemsDifferencesChurchTakenOughtModelsTownsFaultsAncient Author:George Edmund Street
“Without a positive male role model in your life it is extremely difficult to become a man who benefits his family and benefits society.” MenDifficultRolesBenefitsModelsMalesRole ModelsMale Role Models Author:Donald Miller
“It is for the artist... in portrait painting to put on canvas something more than the face the model wears for that one day; to paint the man, in short, as well as his features.” MenWellsFacesArtistHe ManPaintingOne DayModelsPaintFeaturesCanvasPortraitsPortraiture Book:The Gentle Art of Making Enemies Source: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies