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I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have.

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Chuck Close
Age: 81 †
Born: 1940
Born: July 5
Died: 2021
Died: August 19
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Get yourself in trouble. If you get yourself in trouble, you don't have the answers. And if you don't have the answers, your solution will more likely be personal because no one else's solutions will seem appropriate. You'll have to come up with your own.
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I learned you could suffer a terrible tragedy and still be happy again.
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Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don’t apply to you.
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I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless.
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