Art is a refining and evocative translation of the materials of the world.
GWENDOLYN BROOKSCultures aren’t so much planned as they evolve from that early set of people.
More Jeff Bezos Quotes
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Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.
E. O. WILSON -
I mean, I’ve never been thinking that if you’re a fan you have to buy everything that somebody puts out. I mean, you’ve got a choice. If you don’t want it, just don’t buy it. It’s also a reaction to YouTube and sharing of files.
BJORK -
No one ever said at the end of his days; ‘I have read my bible too much, I have thought of God too much, I have prayed too much, I have been too careful with my soul’
J. C. RYLE -
If you are one of those lucky persons who own a pen that writes underwater, you might try living in a swimming pool.
GROUCHO MARX -
An author never has a vacation. He’s a walking sponge, sopping up impressions till he’s saturated, then going to his desk and squeezing them out on paper.
BEN AMES WILLIAMS -
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable.
BARBARA JOHNSON -
You are nothing but sheer miracles, born from ashes of women who have walked this earth before you.
AIJA MAYROCK -
Simplicity is a most complex form.
DUKE ELLINGTON -
Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.
BENJAMIN HAYDON -
There’s one golden rule to keep before you: laugh about everything and don’t bother yourself about the others!
ANNE FRANK -
Building trust is a process. Trust results from consistent and predictable interaction over time.
BARBARA M. WHITE -
There are three intolerable things in life – cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women.
ORSON WELLES -
For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone.
DAVID CAMERON -
I have fears, but I do not fear anything or anybody on the court.
RUSSELL WESTBROOK -
A man who could not accept it and try again was not of the stuff of which leaders are made.
AGNES SLIGH TURNBULL -
Shoot, man, I love everybody! I don’t have time to hate.
BLAKE SHELTON -
People confuse friendship and relaxation. It’s incredibly important to be relaxed – you don’t have a chance if you’re not relaxed. So I try very hard to relax any kind of tension. But friendship is different.
BILL MURRAY -
In order to be an icon, you need to be bold. How do I define boldness? Stepping outside of your comfort zone.
SAWEETIE -
I think also there was a lot of coming to terms with where I am in life, where I fit in as a gay man in America, and getting more comfortable with who I am.
BOB MOULD -
You dream what you’re supposed to do.
MARIO ANDRETTI -
Be calm. God awaits you at the door.
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ -
You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself.
MANDY HALE -
Our way of life is at stake, our grandchildren are at stake, the future of civilization is at stake.
AL GORE -
May you always be as kind to yourself as someone you are constantly falling in love with.
SONYA MATEJKO -
We decided to redefine the bottom line at Ben & Jerry’s
BEN COHEN