"Too often in the past, we have thought of the artist as an idler and dilettante and of the lover of arts as somehow sissy and effete. We have done both an injustice. The life of the artist is, in relation to his work, stern and lonely. He has labored hard, often amid deprivation, to perfect his skill. He has turned aside from quick success in order to strip his vision of everything secondary or cheapening. His working life is marked by intense application and intense discipline."

-- John F. Kennedy

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“No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death, our thirst for the absolute. It is the human condition that directs the social condition, not vice versa.”

Source : "A Reply to Kenneth Tynan: The Playwright's Role". The Observer, June 29, 1958.
“I'm always so excited about what I do that I try to get everyone to feel that way.”
“Spiritually, we're all on a path. I haven't declared of defined myself because as soon as you declare yourself you're identifying with a certain dogma.”
“You can't lead others to places you don't want to go yourself. If you don't feel a burning passion for something, how in the world can you inspire and encourage others to share it?”

Source : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (1999). “Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others”, p.149, John Wiley & Sons
“The only wealth you keep is the wealth that you give away.”
“You're going to bat so many times during a season and it's not worth getting mad about. I still get frustrated, but I try not to let the other team know that.”
“And suddenly everything, absolutely everything, was there.”
“They could steam up windows with their kisses, but as soon as they started using their mouths for other thingsâ€”like talkingâ€”everything got so complicated.”

Source : Lauren Kate (2013). “The Fallen Series: 4-Book Collection”, p.499, Delacorte Press

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