"We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see."

-- Henry David Thoreau

#Deep Life Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Littles Quotes

“To be a baby elephant must be wonderful. Surrounded by a loving family 24 hours a day. Touched by the family, cuddled and comforted. A tremendous love and compassion exuded by every family member. I think it must be how it ought to be, in a perfect world.”
“After being an Impressionist, Cubist, and an Abstract Expressionist, I was influenced by realistic artists, including Andrew Wyeth in the late '50s, and I haven't changed my style since.”

Source : "Robert Batemen: On home life, health, helping wildlife and his art muse". Interview with Carol Crenna, carolcrenna.wordpress.com. December 15, 2012.
“He showed the words â€œchocolate cakeâ€ to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. â€œGuiltâ€ was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: â€œcelebration.”
“If it is not an interesting picture when in focus, it is not going to be a better picture out of focus.”
“Cowardice is the most terrible of vices.”
“I think I have fallen in love and I believe the woman in question, though she has not said so, returns my feelings. How can I be sure when she has said nothing? Is this youthful vanity? I wish in some ways that it were. But I am so convinced that I barely need question myself. This conviction brings me no joy.[â€¦]I am driven by a greater force than I can resist. I believe that force has its own reason and its own morality even if they may never be clear to me while I am alive.”
“Jesus is just a word I use to swear with”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.”

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