"Optimism is a seed sown in the soil of faith; pessimism is a seed hoarded in the vault of doubt."

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William Arthur Ward

#Optimism Quotes #Doubt Quotes #Soil Quotes

“Ben remembered reading about curators in "Wonderstruck", and thought about what id meant to curate your own life, as his dad had done here. What would it be like to pick and choose the objects and stories that would go in your own cabinet? How would Ben curate his own life? And then, thinking about his museum box, and his house, and his books, and the secret room, he realized he'd already begun doing it. Maybe, thought Ben, we are all cabinets of wonders.”
“In designing a lifestyle brand, you have to know more than just designing clothes.”
“I thought about texting Lucas, but what would i say? That i'd tossed and turned all night, thinking of his hands on me?”
“As a writer, its important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should do your karma as an author the way you want to, and rest is up to God.”
“If we are to survive, our loyalties must be broadened further, to include the whole human community, the entire planet Earth.”
“It's true that tribal rivalries have something to do with political instability. It's also true that those rivalries were exaggerated by colonialism. Colonialism essentially insulted the tribal territories, and as a result, nations came to be composed of an agglomeration of many tribes - 65 in Burkina Faso alone. The Mossi majority sees itself as the owner of Africa; others are just negotiators for representation. That is the way it is now, and it is the sole responsibility of colonialism.”

Source : "VISIONS: Malidoma Some". Interview With D. Patrick Miller, www.motherjones.com. March/April 1995.
“I think that the pageant world overall is pretty spectacular, it just makes you feel good about yourself and leaves you with great friends.”

Source : "Miss You Can Do It Premieres Tonight on HBO". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, June 24, 2013.
“I conceive disgust at these impertinent and misbecoming familiarities inscribed upon your ordinary tombstone.”

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