Attention Quote by Julian Schnabel

“You seem to make different concessions with yourself about what you want to focus on or not, and what you want to pay attention to.” quote by Julian Schnabel — Download Open image

“You seem to make different concessions with yourself about what you want to focus on or not, and what you want to pay attention to.”

Julian Schnabel

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