"I tried to stop smoking cigarettes by telling myself I just didn't want to smoke, but I didn't believe myself"

-- Barbara Kelly

#Believe Quotes #Smoking Quotes #Want Quotes

“I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture.”
“I'm not claiming anything like sainthood - merely a native perception.”
“God almighty, in a few short hours we will be in battle with the enemy. We do not join battle afraid. We do not ask favors or indulgence but ask that, if You will, use us as Your instrument for the right and an aid in returning peace to the world.”
“One of the weird things about L.A. is that there's always a set of negative perceptions that attaches itself to this city.”
“The reason why we find so many dark places in the Bible is, for the most part, because there are so many dark places in our hearts.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 38, 1895.
“Artists cannot be micro-managed. We can take heart that everything we do is different from the last thing we did - or indeed everything that's ever been done. That knowledge is the key to sound mentoring.”
“A bunch of individuals do the same thing because they learned from watching each other or somebody else. That's what we would call culture.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Vineyards and shining harvests, pastures, arbors, And all this our very utmost toil Can hardly care for, we wear down our strength Whether in oxen or in men, we dull The edges of our ploughshares, and in return Our fields turn mean and stingy, underfed, And so today the farmer shakes his head, More and more often sighing that his work, The labour of his hands, has come to naught.”

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