"Icons are also beautiful, with their luminous colors and gold leaf. On first glance, the subjects can seem flat, their poses artificial. But the wonder of the icons has to do with the relationship which develops between the panel and the viewer. Looking at an icon brings me a feeling of serenity; it's like a form of prayer. So I suppose in this sense, the icon is unsurpassed."

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Source : Source: www.yabookshelf.com

Mary Pope Osborne

#Beautiful Quotes #Prayer Quotes #Color Quotes

“We have the mentality of the hunter. We want to be the most enthusiastic team in the country. That's what we can control”
“All the time, players are forced to do their utmost. If they are challenged to the limit, is it really fun for them?”
“The inferior complex is now extended to all Europe, save Nordics.”

Source : Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
“Stupid things like that which I never took into consideration â€“ that I never thought about before like "Oh, maybe I'm hindering my singing by drinking all this amount before I go on stage. Maybe it's making me not project my voice properly."”
“I've got two dogs - one's a Jack Russell and she's one year old now, and I've got another dog called Kanga, and I got him from a rescue shelter, and there's nothing I enjoy more than just walking them on the beach in Cape Town. I find that very destressing and very relaxing.”
“Writing a really general parser is a major but different undertaking, by far the hardest points being sensitivity to context and resolution of ambiguity.”
“What doesn't kill you, usually succeeds in the second attempt.”
“This card comes with best wishes for a day that's fun all through, a day of love and laughter especially for you.”

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