"I have done what I could do in life, and if I could not do better, I did not deserve it. In vain I have tried to step beyond what bound me."

--

Maurice Maeterlinck

#Acceptance Quotes #Steps Quotes #Done Quotes

“Just don't keep me in the dark about things. Otherwise, why am I with you?”
“The great object of life is Sensation - to feel that we exist - even though in pain - it is this "craving void" which drives us to gaming - to battle - to travel - to intemperate but keenly felt pursuits of every description whose principal attraction is the agitation inseparable from their accomplishment.”
“I feel like each possession is a battle and you never want to lose a battle.”
“Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.”

Source : Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.19, Workman Publishing
“Our marriage is grounded in the word of God. That's really it. God is the core of our marriage, and the foundation and the blueprint for it is how we live, and being open and honest and communicating, but ultimately doing what pleases God, and not in a selfish manner.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I always wanted to be an actor and I'd never dreamt that not only would I be able to do this for a living, but also on top of that I'd be able to choose and steer the course of my own career.”
“Some film actors want to sit back and look at every scene and all that crap. No, you're an actor - tell the story, and when it's told, there's another one to tell.”

Source : "Is this it?". Interview with Adrian Lobb, www.theguardian.com. May 1, 2009.
“How miraculous and wondrous, hauling water and carrying firewood!”

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