"An essential portion of any artistâ€™s labor is not creation so much as invocation. Part of the work cannot be made, it must be received; and we cannot have this gift except, perhaps, by supplication, by courting, by creating within ourselves that â€˜begging bowlâ€™ to which the gift is drawn."

-- Lewis Hyde

#Artist Quotes #Creating Quotes #Essentials Quotes

“Delia picked at the raw sores of her conscience...Drunk or sober, Delia lived in the small town in her heart, ignoring the world in which all her love had turned to grief.”
“I was well known to African Americans before Bill Clinton discovered me. He was like Christopher Columbus riding up on something he didn't understand.”
“The Navajo Generating Station in Page, for example, employs hundreds of people, mostly Native Americans, and provides nearly all of the power for the Central Arizona Project. That means our entire state has a big stake in the energy production and economic stability of these plants.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“There's no downside to traveling the world and making money. I'm doing something I love. A lot of people have sucky jobs, but I have a good one, and I'm not trying to lose it any time soon.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“It was more like having unwanted attention as a child - if you'd walk around, people would recognize you, and it would be in a weird, almost making-fun-type manner.”

Source : "‘Veep’ Star Anna Chlumsky Talks TV Politics, Working With Julia Louis-Dreyfus And Still Being ‘My Girl’". Interview with Maggie Furlong, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 20, 2012.
“The girls took into their own hands decisions better left to God. They became too powerful to live among us, too self-concerned, too visionary, too blind.”
“Admiration takes on a whole new level when you appreciate just how complex it is to run a modern business.”
“As a person, to inspire some young girls and give them something to look at and give them something to play for, I think is such a great position to be in. Im glad that I can follow all of the great Korean players footsteps.”

Source : "Final interviews from the U.S. Women's Open". Interview with Christina Lance, www.lpga.com. June 30, 2013.

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