"My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing."

-- Renee Fleming

#Art Quotes #Breathing Quotes #Worry Quotes

“God brings men [and women] into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse [teach and improve] them. [It is fair and appropriate to get excited about what those lessons and improvements to you will mean for the future happiness of you and those you care about.]”
“The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God, or whatever you want to call it. Then the voices will come. Faith is the big deal.”

Source : "The Show-Woman". www.newyorker.com. October 30, 2006.
“The United States remains deeply concerned that, to date, no individuals have been convicted for the 1999 killings of U.S. citizens Agron, Ylli, and Mehmet Bytyqi.”
“The tragedy of love is not death or separation. How long do you think it would have been before one or other of them ceased to care? Oh, it is dreadfully bitter to look at a woman whom you have loved with all your heart and soul, so that you felt you could not bear to let her out of your sight, and realize that you would not mind if you never saw her again. The tragedy of love is indifference.”
“You can accomplish virtually anything if you want it badly enough and if you are willing to work long enough and hard enough;”
“Women fall in love when they get to know you. Men are just the opposite. When they finally know you they're ready to leave”

Source : FaceBook post by James Salter from Feb 24, 2013
“I saw how many people were poor and how many kids my age went to school hungry in the morning, which I don't think most of my contemporaries in racially segregated schools in the South thought very much about at the time.”
“You got to be brave and have courage, believe in yourself, because that is the first thing to success is believe in yourself.”

Source : Source: historymaryan.blogspot.com

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