"The trick is to realize that one is not important, except insofar as oneâ€™s example can serve to elucidate a more widespread human trait and make readers feel a little less lonely and freakish."

-- Phillip Lopate

#Lonely Quotes #Important Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Fellaâ€™s a genius. Best ever by a distance in my life time. Never really saw Peleâ€¦ Souness, Gullit, Venables and now Rooney agree Messi is the best they have seen. He plays a game with which we are not familiar.”
“I acted when I was a real little kid. My mother was an actress in a Miami theater company comprised of actors from Cuba like her and I was the default kid.”
“I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Practice with your fingers and you need all day. Practice with your mind and you will do as much in 1 1/2 hours.”
“Usually I just let my songs do the talking. As a matter of fact I have long had an aversion to celebrities endorsing politics, and in some cases even other causes. I wonder about their motives. And I have to admit when celebrities get involved in political campaigns I tend to get a little bit sarcastic about it.”

Source : Source: www.citypages.com
“An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.”

Source : Newsweek, May 16, 1955.
“An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person.”

Source : "Art, Chess, Beauty and Depth". Interview With Ugo Dossi, en.chessbase.com. December 21, 2005.
“My children's books are written on the belief that every child has a talent and a passion. Each story unfolds into an adventure of nurturing that confidence until a passion blooms.”

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