"For it is a plain fact that, most certainly in the West, the writings, works of art, musical compositions which are of central reference, comport that which is "grave and constant" (Joyce's epithets) in the mystery of our condition."

-- George Steiner

#Art Quotes #Writing Quotes #Musical Quotes

“I read a Bruce Lee quote that shifted how I'm trying to live my life right now. He said, "Some targets are only meant to be aimed at." Right? And I took that to mean a shift for myself from goal orientation to path orientation.”
“My jobs often end up being our family vacations, and so far it has been great.”

Source : "Actor Loves New Zealand, Cook Islands". Interview with Jae-Ha Kim, www.chicagotribune.com. June 21, 2011.
“The dawn of knowledge is usually the false dawn.”
“To be a Pole does not mean just to speak Polish or to feel close to other Poles, but to value the Polish nation above all else ... A Pole must accept everything Polish, both good and bad, and must accept every period of the nation's history, both strong and weak.”

Source : "Myśli nowoczesnego Polaka". Book by Roman Dmowski, 7th ed., p. 26, 1953.
“Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.”
“When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the frustration from which it has arisen.”

Source : Edith Sitwell (2011). “Taken Care Of: An Autobiography”, p.172, A&C Black
“I think it was the fact that I liked it so much that made the writing just come out of me automatically.”
“Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent - the power to do the right thing the first time.”

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