"Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so."

-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

#Natural Quotes #Being Natural Quotes #Hinder Quotes

“I don't how many of us get to go to the next level, and I don't know how many people on my level get to go to the next level after that. I think it is the songs that can take you there.”

Source : Source: mousertime.blogspot.com
“Not many people realise this, but you don't actually learn anything at art college any more; however, you do have to go there to find that out.”
“Ho Chi Minh was well aware that the enemy possessed more firepower than did his own forces, and sought to use what he viewed as the superior political and moral position of his own revolutionary movement as a trump card to defeat a well-armed adversary. These ideas were originally generated during his early years as a revolutionary in the 1920s and 1930s, and continued to influence his recommendations in the wars against the French (1946-1954) and the United States (1959-1965).”
“We must reprogram ourselves to understand that cooperation is a higher principle than competition.”
“I rail against writers who talk about the loneliness of it all â€” what do they want, a crowd looking over their typewriters? Or those who talk about having to stare at a blank page â€” do they want someone to write on it?”
“One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure renewal at the highest level of office.”
“It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.”
“Hold a book in your hand and you're a pilgrim at the gates of a new city.”

Source : Anne Michaels (2010). “Fugitive Pieces”, p.156, Emblem Editions

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