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Art Was Always A Means To An End With Me. You Get An Idea, And You Just Can't Wait. Once You've Started, Then You're In There With The Punches Flying. There's Plenty Of Trouble, But You Can Handle It. You Can't Back Out. It Gets You Down Once In A While, But It's Exciting. Our Whole Business Is Exciting.

-Walt Disney

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Art Was Always A Means To An End With Me. You Get An Idea, And You Just Can't Wait. Once You've Started, Then You're In There With The Punches Flying. There's Plenty Of Trouble, But You Can Handle It. You Can't Back Out. It Gets You Down Once In A While, But It's Exciting. Our Whole Business Is Exciting.

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