"Heroism is no extempore work of transient impulse--a rocket rushing fretfully up to disturb the darkness by which, after a moment's insulting radiance, it is ruthlessly swallowed up,--but a steady fire, which darts forth tongues of flame. It is no sparkling epigram of action, but a luminous epic of character."

-- Edwin Percy Whipple

#Character Quotes #Epic Quotes #Fire Quotes

“Every word and every deed, every thought and every gesture, even the simple act of paying attention can be a gift and therefore an echo of Godâ€™s life in us.”
“The beautiful thing about pain is that it evokes honesty.”
“Art exists only to communicate a spiritual message”
“For the record: I wear makeup. All. The. Time. But I do it in a way that looks natural.”

Source : "Interview with Entourage's Emmanuelle Chriqui". Interview with Suzanne Zuckerman, www.womenshealthmag.com. June 23, 2009.
“The only way to thrive is to innovate. It's that simple.”
“It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.”

Source : Raymond Carver (2015). “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”, p.116, Vintage
“Funny thing about Bob Dylan, the newest Nobel laureate in literature: He's been a master of self-invention for more than 50 years, creating personae, wearing them like masks, and then discarding them as soon as they grew too familiar.”

Source : Source: www.thedailybeast.com
“John Kerry and Ralph Nader met face-to-face, it was a historic meeting. Astronomers said today their meeting actually created what is called a 'charisma black hole.'”

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