"Self-forgetfulness in creativity can lead to self-transcendence ..."

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Source : Sylvia Ashton-Warner (1967). “Myself”, Harvill Secker

Sylvia Ashton-Warner

#Creativity Quotes #Self Quotes #Transcendence Quotes

“Religion has always been a matter of community building; a matter of building precisely those relations of compassion, fellow feeling and - I dare to use the word - inclusion, which would otherwise be absent from our societies.”
“O, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.”

Source : Christopher Marlowe (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe (Illustrated)”, p.1562, Delphi Classics
“For, as you know, religions are like glow-worms; they shine only when it is dark.”
“What makes this game so delightful is that when both teams get the ball they are attacking their opponents goal.”
“You know I hate watching myself on TV, I know a lot of actors say that, but it's true for me.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We need to stop comparing ourselves to others, and stop patting ourselves on the back for attaining artificial measurements of spirituality. We need to take care that we do not think we are something we are not, or else we may deceive ourselves, setting ourselves up for rebuke in the future when we see Christ face to face”
“There is really not that much improvisation in my films. There is an acceptance of a chance.”
“Good leaders must first become good servants.”

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