var allQuotes;
allQuotes = new Array();

allQuotes[0] = "img src=\"images/quotes/1_plato.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Music . . . gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. – Plato\""

allQuotes[1] = "img src=\"images/quotes/2_dewey.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Art should not be the beauty parlor of the curriculum.  - John Dewey\"";

allQuotes[2] = "img src=\"images/quotes/3_allen.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A grounding in the arts will help our children to see, to bring a unique perspective to science and technology. - Robert E. Allen, CEO of AT&T Corporation\"";

allQuotes[3] = "img src=\"images/quotes/4_houghton.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"205\" alt=\"Arts classes are the only ones where students do their personal best, not just enough for a passing grade.- James Houghton, Chairman and CEO of Corning, Inc. (retired)\"";

allQuotes[4] = "img src=\"images/quotes/5_richards.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Music education is not a frill, as some might have us believe; it is more like a vitamin that helps a child grow stronger in mind, body, and soul. - Ann W. Richards, Governor of Texas\"";

allQuotes[5] = "img src=\"images/quotes/6_kean.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"245\" alt=\"People who can communicate through the subtleties of the arts will have the skills and understanding that our 21st century economy will require. - Dr. Thomas H. Kean, President of Drew University\"";


allQuotes[6] = "img src=\"images/quotes/7_fitzsimmons.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"245\" alt=\"We look for students whose previous participation in the arts shows that they can make a substantial contribution to our academic community. - William R. Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admissions at Harvard University\"";


allQuotes[7] = "img src=\"images/quotes/8_jordan.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"245\" alt=\"The arts have the potential to unify. They can speak in many languages without a translator. The arts do not discriminate. The arts can lift us all up. - Barbara Jordan, Former Texas Congresswoman\"";

allQuotes[8] = "img src=\"images/quotes/9_riley.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"315\" alt=\"I urge local schools, states, nonprofit and private groups to get serious about dramatically strengthening the arts in America’s schools, both in quantity and quality.  After all, the arts can be America’s advantage in the 21st century. - Richard W. Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education\"";


allQuotes[9] = "img src=\"images/quotes/10_reno.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"232\" alt=\"We all need to support the arts.  In doing so, we are telling America’s youth that we believe in them and value what they can be. - Janet Reno, former U. S. Attorney General\"";

allQuotes[10] = "img src=\"images/quotes/11_ong.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"307\" alt=\"People who create in our companies - whether they be scientists, marketing experts, or business strategists - benefit from exposure to the arts. People cannot create when they work and live in a culturally sterile environment. - John D. Ong, Chairman Emeritus, The BFGoodrich Company\"";


allQuotes[11] = "img src=\"images/quotes/12_wehmeier.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"279\" alt=\"As a company which is highly dependent on creativity through its research and development, we recognize that it is in a corporation’s best interest and its obligation to support the arts - Helge H. Wehmeier, President and CEO, Bayer Corporation\"";

allQuotes[12] = "img src=\"images/quotes/13_young.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"370\" alt=\"Successful businesses do more than simply pass through a community.  They have a vested interest in living where the quality of life attracts the very best employees, customers, suppliers, and government, academic, and civic leaders.  It is inconceivable that such a quality can exist where the arts are silent - A. Thomas Young, Former Executive Vice-President, Lockheed Martin Corporation\"";


allQuotes[13] = "img src=\"images/quotes/14_boyer.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Art is humanity’s most essential, most universal language.  It is not a frill, but a necessary part of communication.  The quality of civilization can be measured through its music, dance, drama, architecture, visual art, and literature.  We must give our children knowledge and understanding of civilization’s most profound works. - Dr. Ernest L. Boyer,Former President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching\"";


allQuotes[14] = "img src=\"images/quotes/15_maslow.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"350\" alt=\"Education-Through-Art, may be especially important not so much for turning out artists or art products, as for turning out better people. So I am thinking of education through art not because it turns out pictures but because I think it may be possible that, clearly understood, it may become the paradigm for all other education.\"";

allQuotes[15] = "img src=\"images/quotes/16_cboard.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"272\" alt=\"The arts are among the six basic academic subjects.  The arts are valuable in all areas of study because they engage the imagination, foster flexible ways of thinking, develop disciplined effort, and build self-confidence. – The College Board\"";


allQuotes[16] = "img src=\"images/quotes/17_bennett.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"322\" alt=\"An elementary school that treats the arts as a province of a few gifted children, or views them as recreation and entertainment, is a school that needs an infusion of soul. The arts are an essential element of education, just like reading, writing, and arithmetic. – William J. Bennett, former U. S. Secretary of Education\"";


allQuotes[17] = "img src=\"images/quotes/18_boyer2.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"308\" alt=\"The quality of civilization can be measured through its music, dance, drama, architecture, visual art, and literature.  We must give our children knowledge and understanding of civilization’s most profound works. - Dr. Ernest L. Boyer, former President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching\"";

allQuotes[18] = "img src=\"images/quotes/19_plato2.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"231\" alt=\"I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for in the patterns of music and all the arts are the keys of learning. – Plato\"";

allQuotes[19] = "img src=\"images/quotes/20_perry.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"383\" alt=\"From the visual arts to music, theatre, and dance, the arts offer citizens across the Lone Star State an avenue to dream, dare, and do.  Regardless of our children’s ages or educational levels, an appreciation of the arts can benefit young Texans.  The arts allow our children to fully explore their creativity and enhance their educational experience. – Rick Perry, Governor of Texas\"";

allQuotes[20] = "img src=\"images/quotes/21_lbush.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"226\" alt=\"The study of the arts and humanities give children the chance to be extraordinary – the power to be themselves. - Laura Bush, First Lady\"";

allQuotes[21] = "img src=\"images/quotes/22_eissler.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"257\" alt=\"Left brain is logic; right brain is creativity. We don’t want our kids to go off to compete internationally with half their brain tied behind their back. - Rob Eissler, Texas State Representative\"";

allQuotes[22] = "img src=\"images/quotes/23_riley2.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"297\" alt=\"The process of studying and creating art in all of its distinct forms defines those qualities that are at the heart of education reform in the 1990’s - creativity, perseverance, a sense of standards, and above all, a striving for excellence. - Richard W. Riley, former U. S. Secretary of Education\"";
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var current_quote;
var which;
which = Math.floor(Math.random() * (22 + 1));
current_quote = allQuotes[which];