"It's flattering to make a picture which becomes a classic within 10 years; it's not so flattering, however, when people get the impression it's the only picture you've ever made."

-- Robert Hamer

#Years Quotes #People Quotes #Classic Quotes

“I love teaching poetry writing. Students come into the class thinking poetry has to be one way, then leave having created pieces that are wholly original, that have - quite literally - never been made before.”

Source : Source: www.redividerjournal.org
“Woah! Calm down, Curly!”
“Miles Davis had me play and he hired me the following week and after that, everything broke wide open.”
“The only test of possession is use. The talent that is buried is not owned. The napkin and the hole in the ground are far more truly the man's property, because they are accomplishing something for him, slothful and shameful though it be. And what is a lost soul? Is it not one that God cannot use, or one that cannot use God? Trustless, prayerless, fruitless, loveless--is it not so far lost? So may a man have a soul that is lost and be dead while he lives.”

Source : Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1901). “Thoughts for Every-day Living from the Spoken and Written Words of Maltbie Davenport Babcock”
“The one continuing problem in my life has always had the shape of just one question: What amusing thing can I do next?”

Source : Evalyn Walsh McLean (2015). “Father Struck It Rich”, p.426, Pickle Partners Publishing
“Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation”
“Marriage is the only thing that affords a woman the pleasure of company and the perfect sensation of solitude at the same time.”
“Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires constant effort, vigilance and reevaluation.”

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