"Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization."

-- Lincoln Steffens

#Art Quotes #Flower Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“I directed a movie back in the '90s which had calf roping in it, and I got into it quite a bit back then.”
“Whatever I believed, I did; I did with my whole heart and mind as far as possible to do so...”
“I realized early on that I was pretty good at organizing. A lot of it was about control. While my friends were out getting hammered at concerts, I was making money. I am a control freak.”
“Everybody thinks some times that science is done as a master plan and that somebody like me came from Mars and figured out everything and so on, but that's really not the way it worked.”

Source : Source: www.nobelprize.org
“With the early prototypes, I held the phone to my ear and my ear [would] dial the number. You have to detect all sorts of ear-shapes and chin shapes, skin colour and hairdo... that was one of just many examples where we really thought, perhaps this isnâ€™t going to work.”
“We do not have to know how to forgive. All we have to do is be willing to forgive. The Universe will take care of the how.”
“The needle rocked awkwardly and at the end of her beginning rows, Isabel held up her work to show Esperanza. "Mine is all crooked!" Esperanza smiled and reached over and gently pulled the yarn, unraveling the uneven stitches. Then she looked into Isabel's trusting eyes and said, "Do not ever be afraid to start over.”

Source : Pam Muñoz Ryan (2012). “Esperanza Rising”, p.164, Scholastic Inc.
“You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - whats written and not written.”

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