"Races didn't bother the Americans. They were something a lot better than any race. They were a People. They were the first self-constituted, self-declared, self-created People in the history of the world."

-- Archibald MacLeish

#Race Quotes #Self Quotes #People Quotes

“The great creators-the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors-stood alone against the men of their time.”
“We have enough experiences in a day to make art for a decade.”

Source : Eric Maisel (2013). “Making Your Creative Mark: Nine Keys to Achieving Your Artistic Goals”, p.204, New World Library
“We are taught in an especial manner to pray that God would give his Holy Spirit unto us, that through his aid and assistance we may live unto God in that holy obedience which he requires at our hands.”
“The definitive resolution of the UFO enigma will not come about unless and until the problem is subjected to open and extensive scientific study by the normal procedures of established science and administrators in universities.”
“I feel very fortunate to be healthy, so I try to take advantage of it.”

Source : "Jeremy Jones and Protect Our Winters". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me.”
“It may be that the night will close over us in the end, but I believe that morning will come again. Morning always grows out of the darkness, though maybe not for the people who saw the sun go down. We are the Lantern Bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind.”

Source : Rosemary Sutcliff (2011). “The Lantern Bearers”, p.217, Macmillan
“Ballroom dancing is like being on Mars compared to what I've done throughout my life.”

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