"I'm interested in how we define things by how we choose to observe them, and how everywhere in our lives, and in every moment we experience, there are forces at work that we don't fully understand. Couple this curiosity with a love of portraiture painting, and that's how this project was born."

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Source : "Locating Loss with Oliver Jeffers". Interview with Angela Ledgerwood, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 20, 2014.

Oliver Jeffers

#Couple Quotes #Curiosity Quotes #Portraiture Quotes

“First thought is best in Art, second in other matters.”
“You begin by letting thoughts flow and watching them. The very observation slows down the mind till it stops altogether. Once the mind is quiet, keep it quiet. Don't get bored with peace, be in it, go deeper into it.”
“I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator.”
“I am rather in favour of dealing with teenage hooliganism.”
“To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity'”
“Faith is a gift of God bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness.”
“Today I felt like a part of something awesome, the human race. I know it can be ugly; it really is in so many ways. But today there was nothing ugly to see, just people trying to be better. And maybe that's the key. Not resolutions and forgotten promises, but instead a commitment to do this year a little better than the last. I'm feeling good about this one. I really am.”
“You should never be ashamed of the suffering you've been through.”

Source : FaceBook post by Robert Thurman from Apr 06, 2017

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