"You have the sky overhead giving one light; then the reflected light from whatever reflects; then the direct light of the sun; so that, in the blending and suffusing of these several luminations, there is no such thing as a line to be seen anywhere."

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Source : Winslow Homer, Lloyd Goodrich (1973). “Winslow Homer”

Winslow Homer

#Sky Quotes #Light Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I don't see any justification for the federal government owning land, other than the Statue of Liberty and maybe a few parks, maybe a few refuges. But to just own land to do nothing with it I think is a disservice to the Constitution.”
“I believe that worrying about the problems plaguing our planet without taking steps to confront them is absolutely irrelevant. The only thing that changes this world is taking action.”
“I think labels for the most part want to sign new discoveries so that that label alone is seen to be responsible for the rise of the artist. Not many labels want bands who have already made their mark, because their success is usually attributed to some other label somewhere else at another time.”
“It's only terrible to have nothing to wait for.”

Source : Erich Maria Remarque (2013). “Three Comrades: A Novel”, p.258, Random House
“We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts.”
“You can see the latest dumbness as just the end of a long line of dumbnesses that have been taking place for thousands of years.”

Source : "J. B. Handelsman" by Nancy Franklin, www.newyorker.com. July 2, 2007.
“It can be kind of gruesome at times, making things alone.”
“Leadership doesn't come from age.”

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