"Qualifications of a pastor: the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros"

-- Stuart Briscoe

#Children Quotes #Heart Quotes #Mind Quotes

“The rumble of the life outside was like the sound of the sea which was rising gradually around her.”
“There is a childlike side in the work of the Dadaists, Klee, MirÃ³, Calder and Picasso. I am trying to make things that are very, very serious, and what comes out of it is things that are quite friendly, gay, and sometimes even amusing. [Chaim] Soutine tried to work like Rembrandt, and yet there is nothing of Rembrandt in his pictures.”
“Piety and morality are but the same spirit differently manifested. Piety is religion with its face toward God; morality is religion with its face toward the world.”
“When we get our sense of self from only one place, when something goes wrong and the inevitable happens, it can crush you emotionally, spiritually and physically. So itâ€™s important not to believe you are defined by one place, one relationship or one thing, and to find ways to keep your sense of self strong.”
“I am not a Luddite. I am suspicious of technology. I am perfectly aware of its benefits, but I also try to pay attention to some of the negative effects.”
“I think when you practice photography or observation, you're on high alert. You polish up your antenna and stick up your head, and you're out there. You're receptive, appreciative of details. It heightens reality. You're trying to step into your alertness.”

Source : "Debra Granik on "poverty porn," self-worth, and her new film, Stray Dog". Interview with Sam Fragoso, film.avclub.com. July 11, 2015.
“People were very affected by the war. But it didn't mean you stopped painting unless you were called into the Army; then you just couldn't paint. But otherwise one continued.”
“Compared to the NBA, the ABA was FABULOUS.”

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