Drawing is the art of being able to leave an accurate record of the experience of what one isn't, of what one doesn't know. A great drawer is either confirming beautifully what is commonplaceor probing authoritatively the unknown.::: Brett Whiteley :::

Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.

“Berkley has a good team. They'd won a lot of games. If there was a difference in overtime, I think it was our experience. We'd been in that position before, and we knew we had to go out and create some opportunities.”

“I'm very excited about the opportunity to take on new experiences in a new part of the country. Certainly to be closer to my family is important, but I also think the honor of being offered a position at Stanford is a major factor as well.”

“It had been my repeated experience that when you said to life calmly and firmly (but very firmly!),"I trust you; do what you must," life had an uncanny way of responding to your need”

“[Those are] three things I have experience with or three things that affect me a lot, ... Love is something that's always on my mind. I taught creative writing at a prison for a few years [and] I love exploring.”

“This is my fourth final and I just hope to enjoy myself and play my game. Previously I haven't been able to do that in finals. It's great to meet the No.1 player in the world, it will be a good experience for me.”

“Since 1999, Jeff has served Waste Management in key operating leadership positions. Jeff has operations, technical and field experience that will be invaluable to the company as we work towards achieving our goals of operational excellence.”

“This was a good learning experience for us. We got away from our game plan, and it cost us. We have to stick to the things that have been working for us all year or we're going to keep losing.”

Through adversity, not only are we given an opportunity to discover our inner strength, we are also given the gift of foresight so we can shine a light for others who go through the experience after us.