"There remains this belief that the work itself can have an identity that can speak, whether it's through beauty, or through ugliness, or whatever quality you put into the work. The work doesn't have to be a transparent vehicle for you to say things about life today."

-- Martin Puryear

#Quality Quotes #Identity Quotes #Today Quotes

“I never considered myself a lucky person. I'm the most extraordinary pessimist. I truly am.”

Source : "Biography: Christopher Nolan". www.thecinemaholic.com. February 10, 2018.
“Well, it starts with being willing to feel what we are going through. It starts with being willing to have a compassionate relationship with the parts of ourselves that we feel are not worthy of existing on the planet. If we are willing through meditation to be mindful not only of what feels comfortable, but also of what pain feels like, if we even aspire to stay awake and open to what we're feeling, to recognize and acknowledge it as best we can in each moment, then something begins to change.”
“Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.”
“That sense of ambition, of aspiration, of moving forward, will be very important”
“You never know whether something will be good.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
“We come together only to go apart again. The law of life can't be avoided. The law comes into operation the moment we detach ourselves from our mother's womb. All struggle & misery in life is due to our attempt to arrest this law or get away from it or in allowing ourselves to be hurt by it. The fact must be recognized. A profound unmitigated loneliness is the only truth of life. All else is false. The law of life. No sense in battling against it...”

Source : R. K. Narayan (2000). “Memories of Malgudi”, p.274, Penguin Books India
“I already had the sense that I was someone who was more spiritual than specifically religious. ... I'm really interested in those things that are more far-reaching than culture, nationality, race, religion.”
“Some people are scared of dying. Never be afraid to die. Because you're born to die.”

Source : "World's oldest man dies at 114" by David Batty, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2011.

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