"Political success is often dependent on the ability to be heard above the din of controversy and debate and to set a course with one's own compass."

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I've had phases where the compass point seems lost. It can happen for various reasons, among them, that you're trying to do something outside your skill set; your skills have to catch up with the things you see in your head. But it's important to make all of those paintings, even the failed ones.

— Joe Bradley