The surrealists and the modern movement in painting as a whole seemed to offer a key to the strange postwar world with its threat of nuclear war. The dislocations and ambiguities in cubism and abstract art as well as the surrealists reminded me of my childhood in Shanghai.
A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.
In the revolt against idealism the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived with the result that realists have more and more avoided the word.
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise you will have the gift the style the sharpness the clarity and the emotions to affect other people.