"I am clever enough to know that I am clever."

-- Mervyn Peake

#Clever Quotes #Enough Quotes

“A reminder (Japan's earthquake and tsunami) how flimsy our sophisticated modern world really is”
“Hard work IS its own reward. Integrity IS priceless. Art DOES feed the soul.”

Source : Marcus Samuelsson, Veronica Chambers (2012). “Yes, Chef: A Memoir”, p.204, Random House
“Today Lord I am going to do my best with Your help and for Your glory. I realize that there are many different people in the world with a variety of opinions and expectations. I will concentrate on being a God-pleaser and not a self-pleaser or man-pleaser. The rest I leave in Your hands lord. Grant me favor with You and with men and continue transforming me into the image of Your dear Son. Thank You Lord.”
“I don't have a problem with 'Idol' or 'X Factor,' I have a problem with when those things are not given the proper contextual hue.”
“Gratitude is the greatest prayer. Thank you is the greatest mantra.”
“The walls of the closet are guarded by the dogs of terror, and the inside of the closet is a house of mirrors.”

Source : Judy Grahn (1990). “Another Mother Tongue: Gay Words, Gay Worlds”
“Catholics are necessarily at war with this age. That we are not more conscious of the fact, that we so often endeavor to make an impossible peace with it -- that is the tragedy. You cannot serve God and Mammon.”
“Even though fixed in time, a photograph evokes as much feeling as that which comes from music or dance. Whatever the mode - from the snapshot to the decisive moment to multi-media montage - the intent and purpose of photography is to render in visual terms feelings and experiences that often elude the ability of words to describe. In any case, the eyes have it, and the imagination will always soar farther than was expected.”

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