"I find in all the artists that I admire most a disturbing element, a distortion, giving evidence of a struggle . . . . In great art, this conflict is hidden, it is unresolved. All that is bursting with energy is disturbing - not perfect."

-- Henry Moore

#Art Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Giving Quotes

“The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.”
“As for what concerns our relations with our fellow men, the anguish in our neighbor's soul must break all precept. All that we do is a means to an end, but love is an end in itself, because God is love.”
“Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn't very common. I like to do my characters, if it's not specific in the script, as myself.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird'... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.”
“If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of interpersonal relations, it would be this: Seek first to understand, then to be understood. This principle is the key to effective interpersonal communication.”
“Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!”

Source : Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.
“We all matter - maybe less then a lot but always more than none.”
“In the end when you get your master back, you realize it's got absolutely nothing to do with what you thought it was going to be when you started.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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