Not having a spring exhibition (in 2005) was a big deal. I'm pleased we kept as much (of the numbers) as we did. What drives a museum is having new things. That's the single most important thing I've learned as director of a museum.
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MARTIN You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS The thing that I've enjoyed the most about this position is being able to use the museum as a means ... TERENCE RILEY We expected to see Palm Beach, Broward and Dade schools coming to the museum. But we're getting scho... IRVIN LIPPMAN I do not believe having a baby is punishment. ALLEN WEST The air we breathe is still free, but for how much time. I believe someone is busy patenting it to s... BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA His mom invented whiteout. He's a millionaire. I thought having whiteout be the last thing in the mu... BOB EVERHART Like a deep sad note played beneath the ocean waving through the orb the memories of ... PAWAN MISHRA This is too much reality for a Friday. AS GOOD AS IT GETS It always belongs to the United States Naval Museum. 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The worth of a person’s quote is in his or her heart where it takes the birth and the value of the... ANUJ SOMANY Walking the rugged trail of the unknown destiny can be filled with walls crashing and cracks on the ... GARY F EVANS... It makes you wonder why the human race can be so selfish and self-centered sometimes, when on cold w... GARY F EVANS... To have a pet in the family is to invite good health into your lives.It brings happiness to all and ... GARY F EVANS... I can see you have a great deal of water in your personality. Water never waits. It changes shape an... ARTHUR GOLDEN كنت أصمت أذعن لمصيري. أحمل دميتي,أنزع ملابسها, أشد شعره�... مليكة مستظرف The norm which the society at large has set today categorically is in the form of preventive measure... HENRIETTA NEWTON MARTIN LEGAL CONSULTANT I never can pass by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York without thinking of it not as a galle... LEWIS H. LAPHAM We begin to fight. The wind and I. Horns locked. 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MARTIN The 1930s was the first time the museum had a professional director and paid staff. They helped brin... SARA ARNOLD He had what he called just a small ration of tools: A painted book. A handful of pencils.<... MARKUS ZUSAK As with jazz, every performance is new and fresh. When it's in a museum setting, it automatically gi... CURTIS CARTER
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NICHOLAS SPARKS I’m stuck babysitting turtle eggs while a volleyball player slash grease monkey slash aquarium vol... NICHOLAS SPARKS In a lifetime of mistakes, you two are the greatest things that have ever happened to me. NICHOLAS SPARKS She was a stranger now, but she'd been a friend once, and that was enough for him. NICHOLAS SPARKS The pieces all fit together. Yet everything was falling apart. NICHOLAS SPARKS Emotions come and go and can't be controlled so there's no reason to worry about them. That in the e... NICHOLAS SPARKS He liked her; it was as simple as that. NICHOLAS SPARKS He was ordinary in a world that loved the extraordinary. NICHOLAS SPARKS He stared at her, knowing with certainty that he was falling in love. He pulled her close and kissed... NICHOLAS SPARKS you have to love something before you can hate it. NICHOLAS SPARKS Truth only means something when it's hard to admit. NICHOLAS SPARKS Mom says it's because she has PMS. Do you even know what that means? "I'm not a little kid... NICHOLAS SPARKS Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. S... NICHOLAS SPARKS It's hard at times, but it makes a kid strong in ways that most people can't understand. Teaches the... NICHOLAS SPARKS ليس علي أن أفعل ما يفعله الآخرون ، ولكنني أستطيع أن أفع�... NICHOLAS SPARKS The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding ring for my wife and asked her to ma... NICHOLAS SPARKS Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about somethi... NICHOLAS SPARKS I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change. NICHOLAS SPARKS There were moments when it honestly seemed as if the world were conspiring against her. NICHOLAS SPARKS If I eat something a little crazy or if I feel sluggish, I know I have to eat better the next day an... JORDIN SPARKS Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of Presiden... JARED SPARKS . “Love doesn’t please itself by seeking revenge. Love sacrifices itself for the good of others. KERRELYN SPARKS When I go out clubbing I can dance 'til three o'clock in the morning with just a water bottl... JORDIN SPARKS You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone. NICHOLAS SPARKS I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh? NICHOLAS SPARKS When I look in the mirror, I know I’m looking at someone who isn’t sure she deserves to be loved... NICHOLAS SPARKS You're still alive. And that means you'll love and be loved...and in the end, nothing else really ma... NICHOLAS SPARKS It's funny, but have you ever noticed that the more special something is, the more people seem to ta... NICHOLAS SPARKS And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each liv... NICHOLAS SPARKS By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn ... NICHOLAS SPARKS That term's definitely got a negative aura to it, because people think a diva is somebody with a... JORDIN SPARKS Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible. NICHOLAS SPARKS With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger,... JORDIN SPARKS I played softball and basketball growing up. I really wanted to play football but both parents said ... JORDIN SPARKS I'd love to own a bakery at some point. My grandmother could help me run it - she is an amazing ... JORDIN SPARKS I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, anything with an 'errie... JORDIN SPARKS Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once too, back when ... NICHOLAS SPARKS It's the possibility that keeps me going, not the guarantee. NICHOLAS SPARKS If you simply ignored the feeling, you would never know what might happen, and in many ways that was... NICHOLAS SPARKS When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every sing... NICHOLAS SPARKS Jamie saved my life. She taught me everything. About life, hope and the long journey ahead. I'll alw... NICHOLAS SPARKS