"In producers, loafing is productive; and no creator, of whatever magnitude, has ever been able to skip that stage, any more than a mother can skip gestation."

-- Jacques Barzun

#Mother Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Gestation Quotes

“Now I approach climbing differently. I have learned less effort and energy, less obsession, and more feeling, as with piano, more emphasis and less frenzy.”
“Some people think we will see a nuclear explosion in Europe or the United States within the next 10 years. Will it happen? Sure, it's possible. But I think we can greatly diminish that risk. The only way you can do that is through cooperation, and it has to be global.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Hair style is the final tip-off whether or not a woman really knows herself.”
“Earth bears no balsams for mistakes; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool That did his will: but thou, O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool.”

Source : Edward Rowland Sill, “The Fool's Prayer”
“Faith means living with uncertainty - feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.”

Source : Dan Millman (2001). “The Laws of Spirit: Simple, Powerful Truths for Making Life Work”, p.55, H J Kramer
“One would think America big enough to set aside wilderness preserves for the many of our citizens who seek to escape the incessant crowd, to search for solace in solitude amidst a sanctuary far removed from the banality of beer ads and cigarette commercials.”
“I think we all get our own bag of hammers. We all get our own Parkinson's. We all have our own thing. I think that we'll look at it through the filter of that experience, and we'll say, "Yeah, I need to laugh at my stuff, too."”
“I don't I have everything I want; however, I have a lot and for that I am very grateful.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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