"Creativity requires the freedom to consider 'unthinkable' alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices. Every organization, every society is under the spell of assumptions so familiar that they are never questioned, least of all by those most intimately involved."

-- John W. Gardner

#Art Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Practice Quotes

“Most battles are won before they are ever fought.”
“Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked”
“In New York, the buildings are like mountains in some ways, but they are only alive because of the people living in them. Real mountains are alive all over.”

Source : Silas House, Neela Vaswani (2012). “Same Sun Here”, p.7, Candlewick Press
“Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That is, all human beings have potential for infinite success.”
“If my musical tastes are continuing to grow up, and I am not really too interested in the music that my kids listen to, then I assume that the audience is doing the same.”
“You can create the perfect triceps by just pushing yourself off your wall.”
“Sweat, sweat, sweat! Work and sweat, cry and sweat, pray and sweat!”
“If there is one pleasure on earth which surpasses all others, it is leaving a play before the end. I might perhaps except the joy of taking tickets for a play, dining well, sitting on after dinner, and finally not going at all. That, of course, is very heaven.”

Source : Angela Thirkell (2012). “High Rising: A Virago Modern Classic”, p.106, Hachette UK

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