"One thing that makes art different from life is that in art things have a shape... it allows us to fix our emotions on events at the moment they occur, it permits a union of heart and mind and tongue and tear."

-- Marilyn French

#Art Quotes #Mind Quotes #Tears Quotes

“The secret of successful people lies in their ability to discover their strengths and to organize their life so that these strengths can be applied.”
“Gory stuff can be shocking but it doesn't really scare me. I'd say the kind of stuff that gets under my skin is the unknown. You hear a knock behind a wall and you don't know what it is. Is there something there or not?”

Source : "'Paranormal Activity's' Oren Peli on Scares, Spielberg and 'The River's' Pricey Pilot (Q&A)". Interview with Lacey Rose, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 2, 2012.
“It is only in the fundamentalist religions that women are relegated to second class. Radical Evangelicals, Muslims, and Jews all have the same view of women.”

Source : "Sally Quinn on Author Karen Armstrong". Online Chat, www.washingtonpost.com. March 29, 2006.
“Looking back, I guess I used to play-act all the time. For one thing, it meant I could live in a more interesting world than the one around me.”
“As long as I try, thereâ€™s always a chance of getting up. Itâ€™s not the end until you give up.”
“Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem of their fellows.”

Source : Thorstein Veblen (2012). “The Theory of the Leisure Class”, p.27, Courier Corporation
“It's impossible to make everyone happy. Some will choose to see the negative. None is perfect but find a way of loving them perfectly!”
“I may have had good reasons. I may have had the best of intentions. But intentions arenâ€™t enough, no matter how good they are. Intentions can lead you to a place where youâ€™re able to make a choice. Itâ€™s the choice that counts.”

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