"...writing is not a performance but a generosity."

-- Brenda Ueland

#Writing Quotes #Generosity Quotes #Performances Quotes

“I'm a girl who loves to share information, especially empowering, life-changing, information.”
“The paintings are like prayers, relating to wishing for something beyond everyday life.”
“For me, my mother is everything.”

Source : "Super Mario! I never miss penalties because I'm in total control of my brain - Balotelli" by David McDonnell, www.mirror.co.uk. November 2, 2012.
“Words can not express the joy of new life.”
“I don't want to just be an athlete. I kind of obsess on that sometimes. I don't want my son to be reading, oh, 'disappointment, just a scorer, selfish, didn't win enough, never quite the best' -- whatever. I want to be bigger than that. I want to shape my own destiny instead of just having him read about whatever on the back page.”
“I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist. The truth is, I never intended to do this for a living.”
“Some things are best left alone. Such as interfering in things which are beyond our powers.”

Source : "Fictional character: Innkeeper". "Dracula", 1958.
“This is a beautiful and hopeful time to be alive. We are at a turning point, and your contribution to the world is needed more than ever. All of your struggles, all the struggles of your ancestors, all the struggles of all life have led to this moment right now. You are the culmination of life's great yearning; you are the hope of the world.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ilchi Lee from Jul 13, 2014

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