"In a way, her strangeness, her naivetÃ©, her craving for the other half of her equation was the consequence of an idle imagination. Had she paints, or clay, or knew the discipline of the dance, or strings, had she anything to engage her tremendous curiosity and her gift for metaphor, she might have exchanged the restlessness and preoccupation with whim for an activity that provided her with all she yearned for. And like an artist with no art form, she became dangerous."

-- Toni Morrison

#Art Quotes #Discipline Quotes #Imagination Quotes

“Those who can, build. Those who can't, criticize.”

Source : Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's State of the City Address, www.crainsdetroit.com. March 11, 2008.
“At any given moment in your life, you have the choice between love and fear. And that's a choice you make. You make the choice of how you react to events.”
“Every time I see a certain room to grow, or a new opportunity to advance further, I go out and take it.”

Source : "The making of a tycoon". Interview with Manila Bulletin, ph.news.yahoo.com. October 20, 2013.
“What I remember the most really was just running wild there. Barefooted, swimming in dirty lakes, selling fruit, picking mango trees, hoping not to get caught because they don't take kindly to thieves in Africa.”
“Nothing limits intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance more than one's own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than refusing to look at reality.”

Source : Sheri S. Tepper (2009). “The Visitor”, p.42, Harper Collins
“Objectivity cannot be equated with mental blankness; rather, objectivity resides in recognizing your preferences and then subjecting them to especially harsh scrutiny - and also in a willingness to revise or abandon your theories when the tests fail (as they usually do).”
“I drink a lot of Diet Coke and belch. I've been known to use the ''f'' word.”
“Writing was a chimney for my blazing ambitions.”

Source : Storm Jameson (2011). “Journey from the North, Volume 2: Autobiography of Storm Jameson”, p.398, A&C Black

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