"The perpetual charm of Arabia is that the traveler finds his level there simply as a human being; the people's directness, deadly to the sentimental or pedantic, likes the less complicated virtues ..."

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Freya Stark

#People Quotes #Arabia Quotes #Levels Quotes

“Who begins with severity, in judging of another, ends commonly with falsehood.”
“I come as the wicked witch from the Barock era.”
“Nobody is expecting us to do anything. We can't let that perception become our reality, because with the ability on this team, if everybody can pick it up a notch, we'll be fine. It's not going to be Brooks coming in saving the day, or myself. It's got to be everybody as a unit playing consistent. If it happens, it's going to be great. It will be something like I've never experienced.”
“I'd love to do situation comedy - it's the best job in show business.”
“Artists make art for themselves. Art is an honest expression. Artists who pander to their fans by trying to make music â€œforâ€ their fans make empty, transparent art. The true fan does not want you to make music for them, they want you to make music for you, because thatâ€™s the whole reason they fell in love with you in the first place....”
“I think it's a mother's dream come true to see it work out that way. Not just the mother, but certainly parents, to know that their children have a very solid moral foundation and religious foundation.”
“I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.”
“The... arguments against photography ever being considered a fine art are: the element of chance which enters in, finding things ready-made for a machine to record, and of course the mechanics of the medium. ...I say that chance enters into all branches of art: a chance word or phrase starts a new trend of thought in a writer, a chance sound may bring a new melody to a musician, a chance combination of lines, new composition to a painter. ...Chance - which in reality is not chance - but being ready, attuned to one's surroundings - and grasp my opportunity....”

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