It was then that I truly understood the magnitude of my job and the incredible opportunity I had been given.

WHITEHOUSE: There for the Change

"I understood then that I could gain access to the best art of my lifetime and that I could dream of a collection of that quality, " says Pinault.

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Pretty standard stuff, I used to wonder why people, like my grandfathers, were so interested in endlessly conveying the minutia of their lives--and then I turned forty and understood the desire completely.

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From that first moment, they were solicitous and protective, instructing me to repeat their names after them to make sure I understood, and then asking my name.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

Last Saturday after the 7-1 mauling by Colchester, or even Monday morning and I could have understood it - since then though there's been a 4-0 away win.

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Then I began listening to Jeri Elsworths videos and asking questions of anyone that understood more than me (everyone).

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But then I watched the passion with which she filed, polished, scrubbed and painted and suddenly I understood that this passion was exactly the reason why I opted to spend a fair amount of money for my pedicure instead of doing it myself.

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