"Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others."

-- Mark Twain

#Confidence Quotes #Self Esteem Quotes #Positive Thinking Quotes

“In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist.”
“In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.”
“I waited a long time to have children because I had this career that was kind of like my kid, it required as much nurturing.”
“One of the really bad things you can do to your writing is to dress up the vocabulary, looking for long words because you're maybe a little bit ashamed of your short ones. This is like dressing up a household pet in evening clothes. The pet is embarrassed and the person who committed this act of premeditated cuteness should be even more embarrassed.”
“If your hunch proves a good one, you were inspired; if it proves bad, you are guilty of yielding to thoughtless impulse.”

Source : Beryl Markham (2012). “West with the Night”, p.55, Open Road Media
“Gertrude Stein's prose-song is a cold, black suet-pudding.... Cut it at any point, it is the same thing ... all fat, without nerve.”
“Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.”
“With the 'iCarly' soundtrack, I didn't get to write any of the songs. I just picked songs that meant a lot to me that I really liked.”

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