"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas."

-- Shirley Chisholm

#Inspiring Quotes #Ideas Quotes #African American Quotes

“I do try to pay attention to new bands and what's happening within the scene. I try to make sure I give everything a listen - even if I loathe it.”
“One can derive the same fun from print-making as from making mud pies and great subtlety can be achieved through the use of transparent inks, half-tone screens and even accidental colour combinations, which is often where the art hides.”

Source : "The Joke's Over". Book by Ralph Steadman, 2006.
“What men call friendship is only social intercourse, an exchange of favours and good offices; it comes down to a commercial dealing in which self-esteem always expects to profit.”
“I can cry at the drop of a hat. I've always found that easier than laughing in films.”

Source : "'Sleeping Beauty' Star Emily Browning: 'I knew it would be more intense than anything I’ve done before'". Interview with Brian Brooks, www.indiewire.com. November 30, 2011.
“Do you really know what's going on And if you don't... find out”
“When I'm dead and gone, people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen.”
“We have only one story. All novels, all poetry, are built on the neverending contest in ourselves of good and evil. And it occurs to me that evil must constantly respawn, while good, while virtue, is immortal. Vice has always a new fresh young face, while virtue is venerable as nothing else in the world is.”
“Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.”

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