One must have a lofty idea, not of what one does, but of what one may do someday.
Il faut avoir une haute idée, non pas de ce qu'on fait, mais de ce qu'on pourra faire un jour.
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Edgar Degas
Born in Paris in 1834, Degas captured human movement through dancers and racehorses with photographic daring. He preferred indoor light and remains the most rigorous draftsman of Impressionism.
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