"Our doubts about ourselves cannot be banished except by working at that which is the one and only thing we know we ought to do. Other people's assertions cannot silence the howling dirge within us. It is our talents rusting unused within us that secrete the poison of self-doubt into our bloodstream."

-- Eric Hoffer

#Self Quotes #People Quotes #Silence Quotes

“Inspiration is the impact of a fact on a well-prepared mind”
“And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they themselves never hoped to see - or like a sealed letter they could not plainly read.”
“I'm going to go and leave my blood all over the track.”
“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight”
“The inerrancy debate is based on the belief that the Bible is the word of God, that the Bible is true because God made it and gave it to us as a guide to truth. But that's not what the Bible says.”

Source : Doug Pagitt (2012). “A Christianity Worth Believing: Hope-filled, Open-armed, Alive-and-well Faith for the Left Out, Left Behind, and Let Down in us All”, p.42, John Wiley & Sons
“I decided at age 9, but I was reinforced at age 13 when a teacher told me I had talent. I can't say she really motivated me because I already knew. I knew I had talent. I went to the Jewish community theater and got in plays there. Then I went for the movies.”
“Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God”
“I do believe all actors are smart.”

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