"To wish to escape from solitude is cowardice. Friendship is not to be sought, not to be dreamed, not to be desired; it is to be exercised (it is a virtue)."

-- Simone Weil

#Solitude Quotes #Wish Quotes #Virtue Quotes

“I'm always drawing, so Draw Something is a cool game to play against your friends when you're bored and sat chilling out and relaxing.”
“I have done so much: modeling, acting, singing, the calendar, the lingerie line, and there have been times where I have wanted to give up but I went for it.”

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“When you stand and overcome a significant setback, you'll find an increasing inner confidence and self-assurance that has been created by conquering defeat. Absorbing and overcoming this kind of punishment engenders a sober, steely toughness that results in a hardened sense of independence and a personal belief that you can take on anything, survive and win.”

Source : Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh (2009). “The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership”, p.32, Penguin
“My heart was too big for my body, so I let it go.”
“As the chosen people bore in their features the sign manual of Jehovah , so the division of labour brands the manufacturing workman as the property of capital .”
“When I became convinced that the universe is natural, that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood the sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom. The walls of my prison crumbled and fell. The dungeon was flooded with light and all the bolts and bars and manacles became dust.”
“the voice of beauty speaks softly; it creeps only into the most fully awakened souls”
“If music could be translated into human speech, it would no longer need to exist.”

Source : Ned Rorem (2013). “Setting the Tone: Essays and a Diary”, p.337, Open Road Media

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