"There was so much that you could do, instead of looking for things that you couldn't do."

-- Theodore Sturgeon

“A soul isn't given for free. The races of men fight each other to the death for the honor of being recognized as human beings, with souls.”
“A story can sing the truth and not just tell it.”

Source : Andrew M. Greeley, Robert Barron (2007). “The Great Mysteries: Experiencing Catholic Faith from the Inside Out”, p.8, Rowman & Littlefield
“A bard whom there were none to praise, And very few to read.”
“Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras and a film in Bombay and he can't leave Madras as some shooting has to be done, so he directs by telephone. The shooting takes place. On schedule.”

Source : Satyajit Ray, Bert Cardullo (2007). “Satyajit Ray: Interviews”, p.100, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“You are not your bank account, our your ambitiousness. You're not the cold clay lump with a big belly you leave behind when you die. You're not your collection of walking personality disorders. You are spirit, you are love.”
“Joy attracts more joy. Happiness attracts more happiness. Peace attracts more peace. GRATITUDE attracts more GRATITUDE. Kindness attracts more kindness. Love attracts more love. Your job is an inside one. To change your world, all you have to do is change the way you feel inside. How easy is that?”

Source : Rhonda Byrne (2013). “Secret Daily Teachings”, p.3, Simon and Schuster
“I like guys who are understandable and good guys who are flawed.”
“I'm seeking to have an art that is engaged as a way for saying, 'Hurray for unity.”

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