M. C. Escher (1898–1972) Dutch graphic artist
Quote of Escher, c. 1958; as cited in Biography of M.C. Escher http://im-possible.info/english/articles/escher/escher.html <br class="br">1950's
“So now, whenever I despair, I no longer expect my end, but some bit of luck, some commonplace little miracle which, like a glittering link, will mend again the necklace of my days.”
— Colette, book The Vagabond
Source: The Vagabond
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John Turner (1929) 17th Prime Minister of Canada
1968 Liberal Party Leadership convention speech, April 5, 1968. Turner would, in fact, win the 1984 convention rather than the 1968 one. ( http://ms.radio-canada.ca/archives_new/2006/en/wmv/turner19680405et1.wmv)
Subcomandante Marcos (1957) Mexican activist
"Speaking of Love, No Love, and Other Nuisances" (23 December 1995) in Our Word Is Our Weapon
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Claude Monet (1840–1926) French impressionist painter
Quote in a letter from Pourville c. 1882, to his art-dealer Durand-Ruel; as cited in: K.E. Sullivan. Monet: Discovering Art, Brockhampton press, London (2004), p. 50
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