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You look at old photographs and everyb... ALAN MOORE No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise. ALAN MOORE See, there were these two guys in a lunatic asylum... and one night, one night they decide they don'... ALAN MOORE Is it possible, I wonder, to study a bird so closely, to observe and catalogue its peculiarities in ... ALAN MOORE Selling is simply the transfer of inthusiasm. ALAN It is essential that the women's preventive coverage benefit, including contraception, be availa... GWEN MOORE Sculpture is an art of the open air. Daylight, sunlight, is necessary to it, and for me, its best se... HENRY MOORE You can't regulate child labor. You can't regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong. MICHAEL MOORE The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill ... HENRY MOORE If you ain't got your black hat, there ain't no use in filling out an application. GREG MOORE