"Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says: it can't be done."

-- Eleanor Roosevelt

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“The poet lives as long as his lines are imprinted on the minds of his readers.”
“My eyes rolled so far back in my head that I could see myself think”
“It was then that I remembered the colour blue, the blue of the sky in nice that was at the origin of my career as monochromist. I started work towards the end of 1956 and in 1957 I had an exhibition in Milan which consisted entirely of what I dared to call my 'Epoque bleue'.”

Source : "Yves Klein, 1928 - 1962, Selected Writings". ed. J & J, the Tate Gallery, London 1974, p. 31, 1957.
“On stage I just have to be myself. In acting you have to be so many other people.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“The concept of number is the obvious distinction between the beast and man.”
“To see a promising solution to a dilemma and then just leave it to questionable development at its own pace without trying to aid its implementation would seem a dereliction.”

Source : "The Human Predicament: A Way Out?". Contemporary Philosophy 11(6), p. 4, 1985.
“It's impossible to make a record when you're ill because it affects how you listen to things. You can't make decisions. It all sounds terrible.”

Source : "Alison Kraus: Back to her roots" by Alfred Hickling, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2011.
“Maybe learning how to be out in the big world isn't the epic journey everyone thinks it is. Maybe that's actually the easy part. The hard part is what's right in front of you. The hard part is learning how to hold the title to your very existence, to own not only property, but also your life.”

Source : Meghan Daum (2010). “Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived in That House”, p.245, Vintage

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