"If you want great tranquility/ It's hard work and a long walk"

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Source : Charles Wright (2014). “Negative Blue: Selected Later Poems”, p.34, Macmillan

Charles Wright

#Hard Work Quotes #Long Quotes #Want Quotes

“I pride myself on being the type of artist who can work half in the R&B world and half in the pop world.”
“What is important to my work is the individual picture. I photograph stories on assignment, and of course they have to be put together coherently. But what matters most is that each picture stands on its own, with its own place and feeling.”

Source : "Iconic Photographer Steve McCurry Talks Blogging and WordPress". Interview with Paul Gillin, www.socialmediatoday.com. December 8, 2012.
“There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now.”

Source : Nicholas Stern (2007). “The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review”, p.19, Cambridge University Press
“... when I am willing, all sound is available to me ...”

Source : Holly Near, Derk Richardson (1990). “Fire in the Rain- Singer in the Storm: An Autobiography”, William Morrow & Company
“A witty vicar once said that a good marriage is like a pair of scissors with the couple inseparable joined, often moving in opposite directions, yet always destroying anyone who comes between them. The trick is for the blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.”

Source : Kristin James, Mary Jo Putney, Julie Tetel (1994). “Promised Brides”
“Time management is the mantra of my life.”
“Flattery is useful when dealing with youngsters.”
“I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child.”

Source : "Paloma Faith: 'I woo people with food, so I'm always cooking" by John Hind, www.theguardian.com. February 16, 2013.

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