"The most optimistic thing that's happened is that as a society we're beginning to recognize that there are many voices. When I began, thirty years ago, the idea of one author or the artist as being a solitary creature was really the only idea that there was."

-- Wendy Ewald

#Optimistic Quotes #Artist Quotes #Years Quotes

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

Source : "The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon". Book by Mark A. Bryan with Julia Cameron and Catherine A. Allen, p. 160, 1999.
“The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill, it sets the tone for the other branches and spurs the expectations of the people.”
“More good things in life are lost by indifference than ever were lost by active hostility.”
“Acquire and store a reserve of food and supplies that will sustain life. ... As long as I can remember, we have been taught to prepare for the future and to obtain a years supply of necessities. I would guess that the years of plenty have almost universally caused us to set aside this counsel. I believe the time to disregard this counsel is over. With events in the world today, it must be considered with all seriousness.”
“Early in my career I was much more confident in the almost omniscient powers of a reporter, because you could find anything out and then write the definitive piece about it. And as I got older, I got much more humble about trying to learn everything, with what eludes you, especially with history.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Iâ€™m not going to let go of you. Iâ€™m going to hold you all night. So go ahead and feel whatever you feel. If youâ€™re still craving cocaine, go ahead. Youâ€™re safe. You can crave it all you want, but I wonâ€™t let go, and if you still feel like you canâ€™t trust yourself in the morning, and itâ€™s what you want, Iâ€™ll drive you to rehab myself. Okay?" ~ Max”
“I am the least likely person in the world to be in an American football film! Which is why I couldn't say no to The Replacements; I thought it was hilarious.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I have thought about the nature of this creative process and have reached a somewhat aberrant conclusion. I don't understand it and I don't think anyone else does either.”

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