#arts

When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#begins #civilization #farmers #follow #founders

So maybe there are three parts in my life - earlier background living in exile in Xinjiang in a very political circumstance, then later the United States from 24 to 36 years old. I was quite equipped with liberal thinking. Then the Internet. If there is no Internet, of course, I cannot really exercise my opinion or my ideas. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#cannot #circumstance #course #earlier #equipped

I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information. ↗

— Irvine Welsh

#about #arts #because #business #degrees

Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#always #any #attention #attract #because

My New Year's Resolution List usually starts with the desire to lose between ten and three thousand pounds. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

#desire #list #lose #new #pounds

We can hear the silent voice of the spiritual universe within our own hearts. ↗

— Ruth St. Denis

#hearts #our #own #silent #spiritual

Being a parent has taught me a lot of things already, you know, though it's only been a year and half, and has made me address parts of myself that I would otherwise live in comfortable denial of, or you know and - you know, for instance, my self-loathing. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#already #been #being #comfortable #denial

My favorite parts of work as an actor and a director are those unplanned mistakes that do happen, because it's like catching lightning in a bottle. It's the best part of what we do. ↗

— David Duchovny

#because #best #best part #bottle #catching

The parts I enjoy playing aren't really available to me. So I have to write them. ↗

— Lena Dunham

#enjoy #i #me #parts #playing

Champagne arrived in flûtes on trays, and we emptied them with gladness in our hearts... for when feasts are laid and classical music is played, where champagne is drunk once the sun has sunk and the season of summer is alive in spicy bloom, and beautiful women fill the room, and are generous with laughter and smiles... these things fill men's hearts with joy and remind one that life’s bounty is not always fleeting but can be captured, and enjoyed. It is in writing about this scene that I relive this night in my soul. ↗

— Roman Payne

#bounty #champagne #classical-music #feasts #happiness