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1960: He spent his last $500 on two acres of land in Utah, an investment that would ultimately grow to 5,000 acres becoming home to his Sundance Institute. Founded by Redford in 1969, Sundance is located at the base of Utah`s picturesque Mt. Timpanogos.

- Robert Redford

The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.

- James Weldon Johnson

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.

- Walt Whitman

Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.

- Alysia Waters

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson