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Cover photo by me.
Paris, June 2025
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“I’m increasingly obsessed by the need to render what I experience, and I’m praying that I’ll have a few more good years left to me because I think I may make some progress in that direction.”
- Claude Monet
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“Benz’s lack of funds seem hopelessly depressing had it not been for his youthful drive, his strong will to live, and his confidence in himself. His work for Benckiser taught him bridge construction and gave him experience as a plant foreman. It also enabled him to save for such time as he could go into business for himself.”
- 'From Engines to Autos,' on the life of Carl Benz
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"I suppose I shall be impeached for it in Congress, but I shall regard that as a very cheap payment!"
- President Theodore Roosevelt, 1906
When the Mint’s Chief Engraver, Charles Barber, obstructed the project due to the technical difficulty of striking high-relief coins, Roosevelt ordered the Mint to proceed anyway, joking about his political consequences to creating the Saint Gaudens double eagle.
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“That night was the turning point," Cobb said. "I made up my mind to be a big leaguer if it killed me.”
- From the book, 'Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty,' by author Charles Leerhsen
