"Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on the stage only those things that I know happen in our society."

-- Edward Bond

#Art Quotes #Reality Quotes #Our Society Quotes

“When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.”
“Cannibals are devouring senators.”

Source : "Face to Face" with Bill Plante, www.cbsnews.com. March 21, 2012.
“She did her work with the thoroughness of a mind which reveres details and never quite understands them.”
“I'm still heard on 1,500 radio stations across North America every day, about 220 million people a day in 150 countries.”
“Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.”
“As a leader, you must be filled with energy and eagerness, joy and love for what you do. If you lack enthusiasm for your job, you cannot perform to the best of your ability. Industriousness is unattainable without Enthusiasm.”
“In this modern world where activity is stressed almost to the point of mania, quietness as a childhood need is too often overlooked. Yet a child's need for quietness is the same today as it has always been--it may even be greater--for quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.”
“If you haven't felt like quitting, your dreams aren't big enough!”

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