"The modern habit of doing ceremonial things unceremoniously is no proof of humility; rather it proves the offender's inability to forget himself in the rite, and his readiness to spoil for every one else the proper pleasure of ritual."

-- C. S. Lewis

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“Well, unless you've suffered from panic attacks and social anxiety disorders, which is what I was diagnosed as having, it's hard to explain it. But you go on stage knowing you're actually physically going to die. You will keel over and die.”
“Meeting Justin Bieber was interesting. We were backstage at The Voice, and he was there premiering his "Boyfriend" music video. I was in six-inch heels, so I was towering over him like a giant.”

Source : Source: www.sheknows.com
“Umpires are like emotional girlfriends, once they make up their minds, there is no point in arguing”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 10, 2011
“By dint of that concern and because that society was willing to examine its particular reality, Solidarity could come into existence.”
“Artist development is something that I've been passionate about from my days at Uptown and Motown Records.”

Source : "Laurieann Gibson: 'We've Created a New Jerusalem' With Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Video". Interview with Shirley Halperin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 10, 2011.
“Elizabeth Taylor is, in my opinion, the greatest actress in film history. She instinctively understands the camera and its nonverbal intimacies. Opening her violet eyes, she takes us into the liquid realm of emotion, which she inhabits by Pisces intuition. Richard Burton said that Taylor showed him how to act for the camera. Economy and understatement are essential. At her best, Elizabeth Taylor simply is. An electric, erotic charge vibrates the space between her face and the lens. It is an extra-sensory, pagan phenomenon.”
“Love is a great beautifier.”

Source : Louisa May Alcott (2015). “The Complete Little Women Series: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys: The Beloved Classics of American Literature: The coming-of-age series based on the author’s own childhood experiences with her three sisters”, p.231, e-artnow
“Leaders of the world, my message to you is simple: to achieve universal peace and understanding on this planet you have only to speak plainly, even though you may look foolish. This is a thousand times better than looking good and talking nonsense.”

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