"I try to have a mood or a rhythm for a chapter,"

-- Robert Caro

#Trying Quotes #Mood Quotes #Chapters Quotes

“Though perhaps less universally known than such figures as Einstein or Gandhi (who became symbols of our time) Daisetz Suzuki was no less remarkable a man than these. And though his work may not have had such resounding and public effect, he contributed no little to the spiritual and intellectual revolution of our time.”
“Nationalism is inspired by the highest ideals of the human race, satyam [the true], shivam [the god], sundaram [the beautiful]. Nationalism in India has ... roused the creative faculties which for centuries had been lying dormant in our people.”
“It has been proven time and time again in countless studies that students who actively participate in arts education are twice as likely to read for pleasure, have strengthened problem-solving and critical thinking skills, are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, four times more likely to participate in a math and science fair....”

Source : "Arts Education in America" by Quincy Jones, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 9, 2009.
“What a tiresome place America would be if freedom meant we all had to think alike or be the same color or wear the same gray flannel suit! That road leads to the conformity of the graveyard!”
“The more I practice, the luckier I get.”
“In this world we must help one another.”
“But the way to wealth through the quill seems long ...”

Source : Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1865). “Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta Family”, p.53
“I mean, there'll always be room for big productions and everything but it's good to see the other side.”

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