"Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative."

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Source : Norman Rockwell, Maureen Hart Hennessey, Anne Knutson, High Museum of Art, Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge (1999). “Norman Rockwell: pictures for the American people”, Harry N. Abrams

Norman Rockwell

#Appreciation Quotes #Tired Quotes #Curious Quotes

“Success is never permanent, and failure is never final.”
“Let me give you a hint, young ones, what it is you will become as you grow. What things make you cry, what things bring you pain, what things hurt you now, what things threaten your peace; what things you fear, what things bring you rage. It will be the opposite of these that you will become if you chose to accept your weakness, embrace the Son and simply grow.”
“What is beautiful enchants me. I mean not just physical beauty but a wider concept of beauty. There is beauty in poetry and in great musical or singing performances. There is beauty everywhere if you can just see it.”
“There is a definite Chinese pop sound developing, but I was shocked at how influenced it is by American music.”

Source : "The Great Wall of Sound" by Paul Oakenfold, Tom Pattinson, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2007.
“The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating, full of clutter and confusion.”
“Even if I get into television and movies, I'm never going to quit YouTube because of the bond I have with my viewers.”

Source : Source: uwire.com
“I'm old-school. I want to be there to drop off my daughter at school and pick her up.”
“The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts.”

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