"There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal."

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Source : "In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent" by Toni Morrison, www.thenation.com. March 23, 2013.

Toni Morrison

#Writing Quotes #Self Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“Are you motivated? Are you coherent? Is your intention aligned? Are your feet, tongue, heart and wallet congruent? That intention shines through.”

Source : "Entertainment exec Peter Guber". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 15, 2011.
“When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When you meet a woman whoâ€™s broken, put her all into your arms. Cause we donâ€™t know where we come from â€¦ we donâ€™t know where we are.”
“Once you put yourself in the hands of the government, you could end up in Utah.”
“The professional guts a book through - in full knowledge that what he is doing is not very good. Not to work is to exhibit a failure of nerve.”

Source : John Gregory Dunne (2013). “Crooning”, p.197, Zola Books
“That's what it's all about - making art is making something live forever. Human beings especially - we can't hold on to them in any way. Painting and art is a way of holding onto things and making things go on through time.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Afternoon tea should be provided, fresh supplies, with thin bread-and-butter, fancy pastries, cakes, etc., being brought in as other guests arrive.”
“For people to understand me when I travel, I speak with my hands.”
“In my view there is a level of human knowledge that involves just getting it right aptly. This "animal" epistemic level is an inferior level in just the way of Diana's long shot in the dark while drunk. That shot is inferior in a certain respect if too poorly selected as a hunter's archery shot, even if not quite as poorly selected as would be a shot aimed at the moon. Even if Diana's too risky shot turns out to be apt by attaining success through sublime archery dexterity, it is still inferior in the particular respect of being so risky and hence so poorly selected.”

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