"But the great artists like Michelangelo and Blake and Tolstoi--like Christ whom Blake called an artist because he had one of the most creative imaginations that ever was on earth--do not want security, egoistic or materialistic. Why, it never occurs to them. "Be not anxious for the morrow," and "which of you being anxious can add one cubit to his stature?" So they dare to be idle, i.e. not to be pressed and duty-driven all the time. They dare to love people even when they are very bad, and they dare not to try and dominate others to show them what they must do for their own good."

-- Brenda Ueland

#Peace Quotes #Artist Quotes #People Quotes

“A key to my thinking has always been the almost fanatical belief that what I was engaged in was a literary art form. That belief was compounded out of ego and necessity, I guess, a combination of the two.”
“A few years ago, if you had told me I'd be moving back to Glasgow I'd have said, 'No way'. But it's changed. It's much more vibrant, bohemian. But I'm 35 and I've become a bit of a homebody, I don't really go out much. Same in New York. My home could be anywhere but I love Glasgow.”

Source : "Kelly Macdonald: 'I'm so not a celebrity'". Interview with Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. January 14, 2012.
“I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.”
“For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself.”
“Every relationship has its complications.”

Source : "Rob Lowe: I can't play average guy because of my good looks". Interview With Nicki Gostin, www.foxnews.com. April 10, 2014.
“Someone who is incapable of drawing, and cannot master line or colour perspective can always express themselves in some form of abstraction.”
“Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.”
“Between earth and earth's atmosphere, the amount of water remains constant; there is never a drop more, never a drop less. This is a story of circular infinity, of a planet birthing itself.”

Source : Linda Hogan (1996). “Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World”, p.106, Simon and Schuster

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