"While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed."

-- Mattie Stepanek

#Life Quotes #Positivity Quotes #Knowing Quotes

“Caution is the eldest child of wisdom”
“The blues is an art of ambiguity, an assertion of the irrepressibly human over all circumstance whether created by others or by one's own human failings. They are the only consistent art in the United States which constantly remind us of our limitations while encouraging us to see how far we can actually go. When understood in their more profound implication, they are a corrective, an attempt to draw a line upon man's own limitless assertion.”
“Paradoxically, the simpler poetry is, the more difficult it becomes for a critic to discuss intelligently. Trained to explicate, the critic often loses the ability to evaluate literature outside the critical act. A work is good only in proportion to the richness and complexity of interpretations it provokes.”

Source : Dana Gioia (2002). “Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture”, Graywolf Pr
“It would be a lovely place if we didn't necessarily judge or jump to conclusions because someone wants to wear a dress or because someone wants to wear pants.”
“Eventually we'll realize that if we destroy the ecosystem, we destroy ourselves.”
“Players should know that if you can't make the contribution of the winning shot, that your attitude every day when you come to practice, or the positive contribution you make through cheering and keeping up team morale, is just as important in the overall picture.”
“Guys don't like girls that throw themselves at them. That's something that I've learned.”
“I wake the dead. I bring Jackie Robinson and the Roosevelts to life. Who do you think Im trying to wake up?”

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