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I believe I do much better for the time being by first copying some good things than by working without that foundation
Vincent Van Gogh
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Vincent Van Gogh
Age: 37 †
Born: 1853
Born: March 30
Died: 1890
Died: July 29
Botanical Illustrator
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Brooklyn
New York
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If I were to think of and dwell on disastrous possibilities, I could do nothing. I throw myself headlong into my work, and come up again with my studies.
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And in a picture I want to say something comforting, as music is comforting.
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The large majority of people are asleep and do not wish to wake up.
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The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting.
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