"No matter our talent, we all know in the midnight of our souls that 90 percent of what we do is less than our best."

-- Robert McKee

#Soul Quotes #Matter Quotes #Midnight Quotes

“I think the chance of finding beauty is higher if you don't work on it directly. Beauty in architecture is driven by practicality. This is what you learn from studying the old townscapes of the Swiss farmers.”
“I flattered myself that I was rather empathetic, that I had rather good imaginative empathy. I've realized now that that was a complete self-delusion and that I didn't really have any comprehension of what it was like to see your entire life go catastrophically wrong in a matter of moments.”

Source : "Decca Aitkenhead on Empathy and Memory". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 15, 2016.
“I believe in mind over matter and doing anything you set your mind on.”
“When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body - it's a blessing.”

Source : Farewell to Baseball Address, delivered 4 July 1939, Yankee Stadium, New York
“I have a necklace with a golden key, given to me by my sisters, which I always wear.”
“Art is about cosmic beauty. Science is about cosmic order. Religion is about cosmic purpose.”
“I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God”
“See what you see, not what someone tells you that you see”

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