"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, said Browning, and so it has - extended by the length of an artist's brush."

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Source : "Andrea del Sarto" l. 97 (1855)

Robert Breault

#Ambition Quotes #Men Quotes #Artist Quotes

“Such excessive preoccupation with his faults is not a truly spiritual activity but, on the contrary, a highly egoistic one.The recognition of his own faults should make a man humbler, when it is beneficial, not prouder, which the thought that he ought to have been above these faults makes him.”
“What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic.”
“Willful ignorance and endless laws become the replacement for self-education and self-restraint, because ignorance and laws are easy.”

Source : Holly Lisle (2001). “The Secret Texts”, p.194, Hachette UK
“I mean, I can cook, but I'd get very nervous having my food being judged by dinner guests.”

Source : "Prabal Gurung on His Love Affair with Women, SS13 Campaign, and Target Collection". Interview with Faran Krentcil, www.elle.com. January 31, 2013.
“Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible.”
“We get so worried about being pretty. Letâ€™s be pretty kind. Pretty funny. Pretty smart. Pretty strong.”

Source : FaceBook post by Britt Nicole from Aug 31, 2013
“I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle.”
“Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem.”

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