"When I wrote the opera, I made a deal with myself that for at least an hour a day I would work on it, even if it meant just sitting on my piano bench, staring into space and thinking about it. It's about keeping it regular, like your bowel movements - let's get real: it's your bodily artistic movements! It comes from the same place."

-- Rufus Wainwright

#Real Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Piano Quotes

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
“The aggressor too should know that the preemptive use of nuclear weapons would not insure victory. With modern detection systems and the combat readiness of the Soviet Union's strategic nuclear forces, the United States would not be able to deal a crippling blow to the socialist countries. The aggressor will not be able to evade an all-crushing retaliatory strike.”

Source : "Physics and Nuclear Arms Today" by David Hafemeister, (p. 94), 1991.
“Whitney smacked Coop's snout while simultaneously pressing herself deeper into the couch. Coop fixed her with an unblinking ice-blue stare, gray-brown fur bristling along his spine. "Tory!" Whitney squealed. "He's going to attack!" "Maybe." I walked into the kitchen and snagged a Diet Coke from the fridge. "Try to protect your throat.”
“The world is blessed most by men who do things, not by those who merely talk about them.”
“There's always fear. Always fear. Anyone who says they are not afraid is lying to you. Because this can all change tomorrow.”

Source : Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.
“I know nothing - nothing in the world - of the hearts of men. I only know that I am alone - horribly alone.”

Source : Ford Madox Ford (2015). “The Good Soldier”, p.6, Booklassic
“If you ever make anything too literal you might as well forget it. It loses everything.”
“You are who you are and that's the most beautiful thing in the world.”

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