"I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space."

-- Peter Zumthor

#Passion Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Creating Quotes

“It is only the happy who are hard, Gilles. I think perhaps it is better for the world if - if one has a broken heart. One is quick to recognise it, elsewhere. And one has time to think about other people, if there is nothing left to hope for any more.”

Source : Helen Waddell (1965). “Peter Abelard”
“A people... who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and who will pursue their advantages may achieve almost anything.”
“I think that black Africa is extremely terrifying. Black Africa can become a maelstrom of warring tribes without the outside world needing to feel the need to do anything about it.”
“But if our sex would but well consider and rationally ponder, they will perceive and find that it is neither words nor place that can advance them, but worth and merit.”

Source : Margaret Cavendish (2000). “Paper Bodies: A Margaret Cavendish Reader”, p.52, Broadview Press
“The degree to which a surviving parent copes is the most important indicator of the child's long-term adaptation. Kids whose surviving parents are unable to function effectively in the parenting role show more anxiety and depression, as well as sleep and health problems, than those whose parents have a strong support network and solid inner resources to rely on.”

Source : Hope Edelman (2014). “Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss, 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.18, Hachette UK
“I rarely think the market is right. I believe non dividend stocks aren't much more than baseball cards. They are worth what you can convince someone to pay for it.”
“When the good student chooses the honest path, free of perfectionism and faking, music study becomes something refreshingly new: a calm oasis of self-acceptance for those who are so used to driving themselves and trying to please others.”

Source : William Westney (2006). “The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self”, p.135, Amadeus Press
“Don't waste your death on a half assed life”

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