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> [To me the most important thing in a piece of art is the thought. Technique is totally secondary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/to-me-the-most-important-thing-in-a-piece-of-art-is-the-thought/)

[Robert Bateman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bateman/)

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> [Meditation may also be thought of as a technique by which we diminish the force of old thought habits and develop new ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/meditation-may-also-be-thought-of-as-a-technique-by-which-we-diminish/)

[Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/)

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