"The only prayer which a well-meaning man can pray is, O ye gods, give me whatever is fitting unto me!"

-- Apollonius of Tyana

#Prayer Quotes #Men Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Art is prayer - not the vulgarized notations handed down to us in the scriptures, but a fresh vital discovery of one's own special presence in the world.”
“The body is the soul's house. Shouldn't we therefore take care of our house so that it doesn't fall into ruin?”
“I take bits and pieces from every director. I'd say Sylvain [White] and Nimrod [Antal]. They were more about teaching me lens sizes and depth of field and how to move the camera and lighting. I do want to direct and I didn't go to film school, so having a director that are very much hands on that way and looking to let me learn, that is a key factor.”
“The most wretched fortune is safe; for there is no fear of anything worse. [Lat., Fortuna miserrima tuta est: Nam timor eventus deterioris abest.]”
“A house is more than just a shelter; that it is a way of improving your way of life.”
“Grief and memory go together. After someone dies, that's what you're left with. And the memories are so slippery yet so rich.”
“I've always felt obligated to help those less fortunate than me. It's an obligation that anyone who has a chance to be in the NBA should feel and act upon.”
“A letter is not a dialogue or even an omniscient exposition. It is a fabric of surfaces, a mask, a form as well suited to affectations as to the affections. The letter is, by its natural shape, self-justifying; it is one's own evidence, deposition, a self-serving testimony. In a letter the writer holds all the cards, controls everything about himself and about those assertions he wishes to make concerning events or the worth of others. For completely self-centered characters, the letter form is a complex and rewarding activity.”

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