"The biggest secret of focused people is that they don't think about focus."

-- Penelope Trunk

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Focus Quotes

“God won't permit temptation beyond your strength. It is true that temptations come to all, but God will give you the graces you need to withstand them, if you ask him to and if you are willing to cooperate with his grace...In God's presence, consider: Do I put up a fight when temptations beset me, or do I give up quickly and surrender myself to them without a struggle? Do I rely on God's grace to conquer temptations, or am I conquered by them?”
“Every paint-stroke takes you farther and farther away from your initial concept. And you have to be thankful for that.”
“I've seen with my own students, community colleges offer an affordable route to four-year college degrees and good paying jobs.”

Source : Source: on.mtv.com
“I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration.”
“The only thing that takes away from it is when they steal some music from one of my movies and put it in a TV commercial. I am not crazy about influencing TV commercials. But if I legitimately influence someone making a movie, I think that is really flattering.”
“We always know when we are awake that we cannot be dreaming even though when actually dreaming we feel all this may be real.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ruth Rendell from May 15, 2012
“Art is not only about angst.”

Source : "The Gospel According To John Corigliano". Interview with Frank J. Oteri, www.newmusicbox.org. February 1, 2005.
“Dictators during the entire history of this planet have used similar techniques. By not letting the people of their country know what conditions existed outside their boundaries, they could get the people to fight to stay in those conditions. It was the old adage: Convince a slave that he's free , and he will fight to maintain his slavery .”

Source : Samuel R. Delany (1982). “The Jewels of Aptor”, Bantam Books

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