"My belief is that it is most important for an artist to develop an approach and philosophy about life - if he has developed this philosophy, he does not put paint on canvas, he puts himself on canvas."

-- Jacob Lawrence

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“There are three kinds of violence: one, through our deeds; two, through our words; and three, through our thoughts. â€¦The root of all violence is in the world of thoughts, and that is why training the mind is so important.”

Source : Eknath Easwaran (2010). “Words to Live By: Short Readings of Daily Wisdom”, p.114, Nilgiri Press
“Edward Isaac Bickert in never one to blow his own horn - figuratively - he is one of the most modest and unassuming men in Jazz. But literally - he blows up a storm .”
“It's not about how much movement you do, how much interaction there is, it just reeks of credibility if it's real. If it's contrived, it seems to work for a while for the people who can't filter out the real and unreal.”
“You couldn't always control life, just your response to it.”

Source : C. C. Hunter (2012). “Whispers at Moonrise”, p.227, St. Martin's Griffin
“A man of maxims only is like a Cyclops with one eye, and that in the back of his head.”
“recurrence is sure. What the mind suffered last week, or last year, it does not suffer now; but it will suffer again next week or next year. Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.”

Source : Alice Meynell (2013). “The Essential Alice Meynell Collection”, p.384, eBookIt.com
“Ronald Reagan was notably able to avoid having personal considerations dissuade him from taking decisive actions. This may have arisen in part from his career in motion pictures; it may be related to his being a bit of a loner; it may have related to his focus on those people and principles he sought to serve. What is clear is that this capacity enhanced his effectiveness. It was also a surprise to many people.”
“A Socrates in every classroom.”

Source : 1951 On his hopes for theYale faculty. In Time, 11 Jun.

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