"Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. - Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit"

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

#Practice Quotes #Skills Quotes #Constant Quotes

“Billie Holiday's voice was the voice of living intensity of soul in the true sense of that greatly abused word.”

Source : "From Satchmo To Miles". Book by Leonard Feather, p. 84, 1987.
“I love nature dearly and all creatures that contribute to make it what it is. I see the beauty in all expressions of life, and I see how blind so many of us still are. Our planet is remarkably abundant and there's more than enough for us all.It is greed and shortsightedness that create the illusion of scarcity.”
“Christ has not conquered my affections if He has to compete for my attention.”
“The soul of the newly born baby is marked for life by the pattern of the stars at the moment it comes into the world, unconsciously remembers it, and remains sensitive to the return of configurations of a similar kind.”
“The opinion I have of the generality of women--who appear to me as children to whom I would rather give a sugar plum than my time, forms a barrier against matrimony which I rejoice in.”
“I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical.”
“There comes a time when the bubble of ego is popped and you canâ€™t get the ground back for an extended period of time. Those times, when you absolutely cannot get it back together, are the most rich and powerful times in our lives.”
“I always felt like I was challenged, I was never satisfied, and I looked forward to the challenge. From studying high school players to studying kids in college, I always studied the competition, at my position in particular, to make sure I set the standard.”

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