#art

This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much of it as a kid. After that, and a lot of thinking, I became less violent. I realized that there must be other ways. So, I started to pursue them. ↗

— Jack Bowman

#after #art #became #because #i

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart. ↗

— Rita Coolidge

#heart #how #i #resonate #things

Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#alive #course #died #earthquake #francisco

I studied English literature in the honors program, which means that you had to take courses in various centuries. You had to start with Old English, Middle English, and work your way toward the modern. I figured if I did that it would force me to read some of the things I might not read on my own. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#courses #did #english #english literature #figured

Since 1980, we've used reconciliation 22 times, and out of those times, Republicans used it 16 times. So, earth to my Republican friends, you can have your option but you cannot change these facts. They're in the Congressional Record. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#change #congressional #earth #facts #friends

One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#art #chaos #coherent #feels #important

Basically I started to jot notes, lots of faxes back and forth to my writer, we faxed ideas throughout the whole first draft, and started all over again. ↗

— Bruce Boxleitner

#back #basically #draft #faxes #first

I started acting professionally at age 19. ↗

— Bruce Boxleitner

#age #i #professionally #started

I started in high school and then I went onto professional training after that. ↗

— Bruce Boxleitner

#high #high school #i #onto #professional

The daily act of writing remains as demanding and maddening as it was before, and the pleasure you get from writing - rare but profound - remains at the true heart of the enterprise. On their best days, writers all over the world are winning Pulitzers, all alone in their studios, with no one watching. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#alone #before #best #daily #days