"Smooth seas don't produce skillful sailors."

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Source : Lynn Austin (2009). “Though Waters Roar”, p.166, Bethany House

Lynn Austin

#Sea Quotes #Sailor Quotes #Smooth Quotes

“The passionate reactions of people to a painting, the exclamation, 'Oh, this is wonderful,' may, even if meant in a positive way, entirely destroy the chiaroscuro, the mystical hidden weaving of fantasy which the artist needs...”

Source : Marie-Louise von Franz (2017). “The Interpretation of Fairy Tales: Revised Edition”, p.106, Shambhala Publications
“To succeed, work hard, never give up and above all cherish a magnificent obsession.”
“In trans women's eyes, I see a wisdom that can only come from having to fight for your right to be recognized as female, a raw strength that only comes fro unabashedly asserting your right to be feminine in an inhospitable world.”
“He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.”

Source : In Listener 11 June 1953 "Margot Oxford: a Personal Impression" by Lady Violet Bonham Carter
“I'm an advocate for gay marriage. I have more gay friends than Carter has pills.”

Source : "Patti Stanger Makes More Anti-Gay Comments on 'Joy Behar' Show" by Lindsay Powers, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 27, 2011.
“My life has changed, and I'm changing with it.”

Source : Sophie Kinsella (2009). “The Undomestic Goddess”, p.145, Random House
“Anybody who wants to go into any business, I always say that you have to make a commitment to yourself to make it a part of your nature like the air you breathe. I don't mean that lightly. It's hard. You have to do the work, and a lot of it is going to be during your own personal downtime. And you have to be interested in it. You can never study enough, and you can never learn enough.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“God does not so much want us to do things as to let people see what He can do.”

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