"Only now I'm learning to enjoy not being in charge of what the next stroke will do to the whole painting. I'm still learning that there are no mistakes, only discoveries."

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Fernando Araujo Perdomo

#Mistake Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Serendipity Quotes

“After a lifetime of deep thought, I've decided that life is a distraction, but probably not from anything important.”
“The Holy Spirit's main ministry is not to give thrills but to create in us Christlike character.”
“It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable.”
“You can always spot bright people. They are reading a book.”
“[When questioned on his longevity] First of all, I selected my ancestors very wisely. ... They were long-lived, healthy people. Then, as a chemist, I know how to eat, how to exercise, keep my blood circulating. ... I don't worry. I don't get angry at people. I don't worry about things I can't help. I do what I can to make the world a better place to live, but I don't complain if things aren't right. As a scientist I take the world as I find it.”
“A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles.”
“So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote I do not possess myself. I cannot make up my mind - it is made up for me. I cannot live as a democratic citizen, observing the laws I have helped to enact - I can only submit to the edict of others.”
“In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can.”

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