"I had gone to Europe . . . to reach for a place as a serious artist, but I never doubted that I must return. I was - and am - an American."

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Source : Marian Anderson (1956). “My Lord, what a Morning: An Autobiography”, p.159, University of Illinois Press

Marian Anderson

#Artist Quotes #Europe Quotes #Doubt Quotes

“Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world.”
“Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people.”

Source : Roger Ebert (2016). “The Great Movies IV”, p.21, University of Chicago Press
“When hands are joined, no one can point fingers.”
“There can be no peace, no stability as long as occupation and aggression continue.”
“The reason some younger women were willing to go out with my flabby, ageing self was that no one of their own age would put up with them for more than 10 minutes.”
“Our problem is that we assume prayer is something to master the way we master algebra or auto mechanics. But when praying, we come "underneath," where we calmly and deliberately surrender control and become incompetent.”
“... the fallibility of human brains is in nothing more obvious than in proof reading.”
“If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.”

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