"Failure would only be if you had somewhere stopped growing. As far as I can see the whole duty of the artist is to keep on growing ..."

-- May Sarton

#Failure Quotes #Artist Quotes #Growing Quotes

“I don't think we should speak so much. What if we were singing a song? We split, whilst singing.”
“Touring is a young man's game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.”
“It's a little bit odd. The first time you do the play, you kind of throw yourself into it, trying to get the most out of all the individual moments. Then, a few hours later, you're still there, wondering what you could possibly do differently than what you just did a couple hours ago.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Every major accomplishment in a man's life requires a major level of commitment.”
“Even the God of Calvin never judged anyone as harshly as married couples judge each other.”
“But I do think its necessary to have debates.”
“Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.”
“Any idea can be brought into the classroom if the point is to inquire into its structure, history, influence and so forth. But no idea belongs in the classroom if the point of introducing it is to recruit your students for the political agenda it may be thought to imply.”

Source : Stanley Fish (2015). “Think Again: Contrarian Reflections on Life, Culture, Politics, Religion, Law, and Education”, p.360, Princeton University Press

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