"My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be."

-- Robert Mapplethorpe

#Brother Quotes #Father Quotes #Want Quotes

“Trees in winter lose their leaves. Some trees may even fall during storms, but most stand patiently and bear their fortune.”

Source : Ming-Dao Deng (2013). “365 Tao: Daily Meditations”, p.20, Harper Collins
“There are many world leaders who are worse than [Donald] Trump.They don't just talk about violence, they practice it on an extreme scale. And we welcome them to our country.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“IN MY NERVOUSNESS FOR THIS SPEECH AND MY MOMENTS OF DOUBT, I'VE TOLD MYSELF FIRMLY, 'IF NOT ME, WHO? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?'”
“It's the nicest thing on earth if someone comes up to me and says, 'Every day I drink out of a mug you designed.'”
“There is a growing recognition that the death penalty simply can't work. It's a complex system that arbitrarily selects defendants for death and creates more stress and appeals, even as it is plagued by serious error. Each new exoneration reminds us of the unacceptable possibility of wrongful execution.”
“Pleasures don't last like the snow falls in the river, a moment white - then melts for ever.”

Source : Minette Walters (2010). “The Ice House”, p.17, Pan Macmillan
“Evolution is the secret for the next step.”
“Sometimes we stand to learn the most about God from the situations we understand the least.”

You may also like:

Andy Warhol
Artist
Cindy Sherman
Photographer
Edward Weston
Photographer
Helmut Newton
Photographer
Irving Penn
Photographer
Man Ray
Artist
Patti Smith
Singer-songwriter
Richard Avedon
Photographer
Tom of Finland
Artist