"No great deed, private or public, has ever been undertaken in a bliss of certainty."

--

Leon Wieseltier

#Deeds Quotes #Bliss Quotes #Certainty Quotes

“I felt like any individual's recovery was more important than the film I was making. And I actually felt that my presence was a form of witness that communicated to the people I was following that their lives mattered.”
“The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.”
“I have heard women complain about men holding doors for them,, as if it is inherently offensive and implies that they are weak. ... I would hold a door for anyone. ... It has to do with noticing our fellow human beings and saying, "I recognize that you're on this planet, and I don't want a door hitting you in the face.”

Source : Tim Gunn (2010). “Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work”, Simon and Schuster
“It's really cool to know that you've put something together that isn't for a particular audience. It's so often that a TV show can really only speak to one sect of the population, and this really is something that appeals to a worldwide fan base. People who are into the pursuit of knowledge. Their reaction has meant the world to us.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“"Salvation is always "good news." It is news of God's love and forgiveness-adoption into His family- fellowship with His people-freedom from the penalty of sin- liberation from the power of sin."”
“I'm a millionaire, but I cut the grass. And each time I cut it, it's my grass. And that is satisfying.”

Source : "Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys into Fame and Madness". Book by Neil Strauss, March 15, 2011.
“I been in the blues all my life. I'm still delivering 'cause I got a long memory.”
“The world isn't tidy; it's a mess. I don't try to make it neat.”

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