"Writing was always an aspiration, but I'd kept it a secret even from myself."

-- Kevin Powers

#Writing Quotes #Secret Quotes #Aspiration Quotes

“The lesson of the Federation should be that the lesson is over. Australia must have a new idea of itself. We have to strike out in a new direction, in a new way, armed with our own self-regard, our own confidence and fully appreciating our own uniqueness. All other roads will lead us into the shadow of great powers.”
“My dreams had to be His dreams, the ones He placed in my heart. They couldn't be the ones I thought I should have, or needed for the purpose of making other people like me.”
“I didn't want to imitate anybody. Any movement I knew, I didn't want to use.”

Source : "Pina Bausch" by Luke Jennings, www.theguardian.com. July 1, 2009.
“The healing of ourselves as healers has to take place first. Bringing ourselves to wholeness, we become more sensitive to other people. In the change of consciousness that happens within us, we bring about change of consciousness in those around us and in the planet itself.”
“Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.”
“How much blow can Charlie Sheen do? Enough to kill two and a half men.”

Source : "Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen", www.imdb.com. 2011.
“I think the Internet gives too much for a young artist to compare themselves too. I'm not sure that "notes" or "likes" are what we should be aspiring to, but the Internet means something different to me because I've always been primarily interested in publishing physical books.”
“You should always stand up for what you believe and never stand down to promise or protect your career.”

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