"Becoming a public figure gave me a platform to help people."

-- Simon Weston

#People Quotes #Becoming Quotes #Helping Quotes

“When you ride the wave, the thrill is so exhilarating that you forget everything else. You live in the moment where nothing else matters, so intent on riding the wave perfectly that you and the wave become one. Pain and worry disappear, replaced by euphoria, akin to flow. Similarly, when giving empathy, you want to strive for this kind of total presence for the person you are listening to.”
“People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.”
“Painting is drawing, with the additional means of color.”
“In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality.”
“I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Don't live life in the past lane.”
“Gardening...demands a certain attitude. It is necessary to accept the dynamism of vegetation with serenity.”
“Ever since our country came into existence, we have always assumed that we are better than the Arabs. But we are noticing that these are no longer backward people. Suddenly we are confronted with a new situation - the fact that the Arab world maybe thinks just as democratically as we do, perhaps even more democratically. Where does this leave us? After all, we're supposed to be the only democracy in the Middle East!”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

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