#able

I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable. ↗

— Richard Avedon

#art #between #control #encounter #i

Flora was in that state where the spirit may be willing but the flesh is weak and wishes to go on holiday - and where the flesh in most cases wins hands down with a packed suitcase. It did so now. So she did what many a researcher both great and insignificant does when they are stuck. She yawned while contemplating how to catch the Muse by surprising Her. Almost invariably, the Muse has seen it all before - and also yawns. ↗

— Mavis Cheek

#inspiration #muse #writers-on-writing #inspirational

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek. ↗

— Mario Andretti

#commitment #desire #determination #enable #excellence

I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age. ↗

— Mario Andretti

#age #american #american dream #because #dream

Thirdly, Death is nothing else but a change of a short and temporary for an unalterable and eternal condition. ↗

— John Pearson

#condition #death #else #eternal #nothing

I am extraordinarily lucky, I was born in a family of strong moral values, and in my life I was able to do what I liked best: debuts, great theatres, but above all, inner and deep satisfaction. ↗

— Jose Carreras

#above #am #best #born #deep

You cannot live a nonviolent life as long as you are consuming violence. Please consider going vegan. ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#abolitionist #ahimsa #animals #education #exploitation

Excellent. They were flammable. ↗

— James Patterson

#maximum #ride #experience

With a philosophy education, one can infuriate his peers, intimidate his date, think of obscure, unreliable ways to make money, and never regret a thing. ↗

— Criss Jami

#composure #contentment #education #education-system #freedom

What manner of people they were only books and other people could tell... and the tale was a long and gory one dating from the dim, conjectural dawn of history. But being human they were as apt to change as mother nature to remain constant. ↗

— Robert Edison Fulton Jr.

#constant #human #human-nature #nature #people