"If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway."

--

Philip Pullman

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Luck Quotes

“Having a gun in your hand is very empowering.”
“Throughout history, independent minds have carried mankind forward. Whether they identified how to make fire or manufacture tools, develop rational philosophy or create man-glorifying art, pioneer scientific knowledge or invent the electric light, independent thinkers have created the goods on which human life and prosperity depend.”
“From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.”
“Leaders, whether in the family, in business, in government, or in education, must not allow themselves to mistake intentions for accomplishments .”
“When I lived in Cookham I was disturbed by a feeling of everything being meaningless.But quite suddenly I became aware that everything was full of special meaning and this made everything holy... I observed this sacred quality in most unexpected quarters.”

Source : Sir Stanley Spencer, Fiona MacCarthy, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Centro Cultural / Arte Contemporáneo (Mexico City) (1997). “Stanley Spencer: An English Vision”, Yale University Press
“When I look for happiness, I lose it. When I stop looking, and surrender to where I am, I find it.”
“Weâ€™re born alone and we die alone, I accept that. But why, God, do we have to be alone in the middle?”
“Words sing. They hurt. They teach. They sanctify. They were man's first, immeasurable feat of magic. They liberated us from ignorance and our barbarous past.”

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