"Art includes everything that stimulates the desire to live; science, everything that sharpens the desire to know. Art, even the most disinterested, the most disembodied, is the auxiliary of life."

-- Remy de Gourmont

#Art Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Desire Quotes

“I couldn't resist. I went over and joined in, and we just sang the song together, ... They had no idea that I had written it, or who I was. I was just some weird guy who wanted to join in on the singing.”
“It took time to learn that the hard thing about writing is to let the story write itself, while one sits at the typewriter and does as little thinking as possible. It happened over and over again, and the beginner learned - when you start puzzling over an idea, and slowing down on the keys, the writing gets worse and worse.”
“We wish our Christian brothers would be honest and permit us our heroes. We do not deny them theirs.”
“Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.”

Source : Song: Rock and Roll Girls
“By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about winning. It was about playing well, about playing the "right" way. That approach helped me enjoy the game and develop mine to its maximum potential.”

Source : Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo (2008). “A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis”, p.25, Crown Archetype
“I bow in reverence before the emotions of every melted heart....The more intense the delight in their presence, the more poignant the impression of their absence....When the tears of bereavement have had their natural flow, they lead us again to life and love's generous joy.”
“Banks' beer. There's nothing like it! To Brazil. And to Barbados justice.”
“I do ballet and pointe work. I also do tap, commercial jazz and technical jazz, freestyle street dancing.”

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