"But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort."

-- Jostein Gaarder

#Effort Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Cost Quotes

“I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit.”

Source : "In praise of ... Miriam Makeba", www.theguardian.com. September 27, 2005.
“Today, the world can appear fragmented and its people disconnected, mosaics allow me to fuse the pieces together to create something cohesive and beautiful , what I wish the world could be.”
“My creative life is a constant struggle to achieve a balance between letting things flow in and letting things flow out.”
“The artist uses his reason to discover an answering reason in everything he sees.”
“Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.”
“With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go.”

Source : "The final pit stop" by Stephen Moss, www.theguardian.com. December 26, 2000.
“Keep on praying for faith, it is through prayer that you develop all your wonderful qualities of soul.”
“Having all those demons makes it interesting, for me. Coming back now and being completely sober is okay, but I do like going back into the messy area. It's an empowering thing to play now, but at the same time, I do like to play the dirty side more. So, we'll see if she slips, or something. Wendy is always on the edge.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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