Anna Kingsford famous quotes

[B]y far the larger number of the dreams... occurred towards dawn; sometimes even, after sunrise, during a "second sleep." A condition of fasting, united, possibly, with some subtle magnetic or other atmospheric state, seems therefore to be that most open to impressions of the kind.
-- Anna Kingsford

#Dream #Sleep #Numbers

Philostratus, in his Life of Apollonius Tyaneus represents the latter as informing King Phraotes that "the Oneiropolists, or Interpreters of Visions, are wont never to interpret any vision till they have first enquired the time at which it befell; for, if it were early, and of the morning sleep, they then thought that they might make a good interpretation thereof... in that the soul was then fitted for divination, and disincumbered. But if in the first sleep, or near midnight, while the soul was as yet clouded and drowned in libations, they, being wise, refused to give any interpretation.
-- Anna Kingsford

#Wise #Morning #Kings

It was no human life that was involved in the matter, for that only is a human life which is a humane life.
-- Anna Kingsford

#Matter #Human Life #Humane

it may be said that children are but newly-issued editions of old compositions, re-bound and corrected, with fresh introductions, modern print and headpieces, but the text is that of former editions handed down from generation to generation.
-- Anna Kingsford

#Children #Generations #May

There are too many men and women; there is too little Humanity. ... There is a dearth of understanding, of nakedness of spirit. All of us are over-dressed; no man knows what heart beats in his neighbour's bosom.
-- Anna Kingsford

#Heart #Men #Understanding

My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us.

But dreams change. Fate has a way showing you paths you want more.

Sleeping on it didn't make accepting it any easier. It seemed like a really bad dream.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

If there is any way you can get colder than you do when you sleep in a bedding roll on the ground in a tent in southern Tunisia two hours before dawn, I don't know about it.

It's unfortunate biologically we have to sleep.

Dreams are not those which comes while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when u don't sleep before fulfilling them.

Speaking of sleeping bags, has anything ever had a less creative name?

The search which takes place in my studio might best be described as a mining operation, a vertical dig in which a number of discoveries are apt to surface from a single shaft.

We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown.