"I have just dropped into the very place I have been seeking, but in everything it exceeds all my dreams."

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Source : Isabella L. Bird (2012). “A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains”, p.53, Courier Corporation

Isabella Bird

“First, he realized that the sea was blue and that there was an enormous quantity of it, and that it roared and roared-really all the banalities about the ocean that one could realize, but if any one had told him then that these things were banalities, he would have gaped in wonder.”
“[Speaking about same-sex marriage] It's about familiarity, and I think the only reason they're uncomfortable with the notion of same-sex marriages is because they haven't come into contact with gay and lesbian couples enough to understand that it's about love and that it is a civil right.”
“I learned how difficult it is to be an artist. There are always compromises. The record company wants you to do this, your fans want you to do this, your family, you can't concentrate on your work. It's a hard thing to be an artist and not give up. That's why I have so much respect for people like Dylan and Neil Young and Tom Waits, because they keep at it. I have a new respect for a true artist.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“Galileo was challenged because he declared a theory to be a fact and argued with the Church about the genuine meaning of the Bible.”

Source : Michael Coren (2012). “Heresy: Ten Lies They Spread About Christianity”, p.160, Signal
“We are going to need organizations that are culturally equipped to adapt. They must have internal processes that are creative, generative, and productive rather than controlled, confining, and normative. In short, we must UNSHACKLE THE HUMAN BRAIN and exploit its productive potential.”

Source : Karl Albrecht, Steven Albrecht (1987). “The creative corporation”, Richard d Irwin
“Talent, don't bother about wether or not you have it. Just assume that you do, and forget about it. Talent is a word we use after someone has become accomplished.”
“You put down one color and it calls for an answer. You have to look at it like a melody.”

Source : Myron Schwartzman, Romare Bearden (1990). “Romare Bearden, his life & art”, Harry N. Abrams
“At my school, Shakespeare wasn't on the syllabus - at least not for me.”

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