"That hurt we embrace becomes joy. Call it to your arms where it can change."

-- Rumi

#Hurt Quotes #Joy Quotes #Arms Quotes

“But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things I do are connected to the career, like album sleeves and, to some extent, posters and things like that.”
“Go out on the front porch of the house, turn the Washington Post over with your big toe, and if your name's above the fold, you know you're not going to have a good day.”

Source : 1993 Of the Bert Lance Toe Test which he devised for his nine months in the Carter administration. In the Washington Post, 6 Oct.
“I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Baptism pertains to the Church alone.”
“I always wanted to write. While I was on a long surf trip, supporting myself with various day jobs, I was working hard on a novel. My third novel, in fact.”
“I think it's unhealthy to listen to what people say. My dad used to always say, "Don't believe in your own hype!" I was confused at the time: "Dad, there is no hype on me." But now I understand what he was saying. If someone says, "I think you're amazing" and someone says, "I think you're awful," I would like to have the same reaction to both, to be confident and calm enough to be able to take both of those and not be affected by either.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“One of the secrets to success is recognizing that motivation follows action.”
“Surround yourself with a bunch of like-minded people, and you'll soak up their habits like a starved sponge. Fat people with fat friends care less about their weight.”

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