#be

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost. ↗

— Martha Graham

#be-yourself #creativity #dance #dancing #expression

It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

#art

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. ↗

— John Wooden

#for the people #make #out #people #things

The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles. ↗

— Jeff Cooper

#bill-of-rights #constitution #evil #freedom #good-and-evil

And I must draft an advertisement for the Daily Prophet, too,' he added thoughtfully. 'We'll be needing a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.... Dear me, we do seem to run through them, don't we? ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#comedy #dumbledore #harry-potter #secrets #art

The love of a man is like a drop of color into something clear. ↗

— Simon Van Booy

#man #beauty

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all. ↗

— Rita Mae Brown

#deadline #inspiration #negative #still #than

Our biological rhythms are the symphony of the cosmos, music embedded deep within us to which we dance, even when we can't name the tune. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#cosmos #dance #deepak-chopra #muisc #music

I would trade all of my technology for an afternoon with Socrates. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#art

...it’s just another one of those things I don’t understand: everyone impresses upon you how unique you are, encouraging you to cultivate your individuality while at the same time trying to squish you and everyone else into the same ridiculous mould. It’s an artist’s right to rebel against the world’s stupidity. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#artists #be-yourself #creative-process #encouragement #funny