#brilliance

We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children. ↗

— Patricia Sun

#around #beauty #because #brains #brilliance

Most people are fascinated to see someone play an instrument in an inspired way. We are moved by witnessing musical brilliance, and it was this notion that led me to purchase the GuitarTV domain 10 years ago. ↗

— Steve Vai

#brilliance #domain #fascinated #inspired #instrument

Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter's honor. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#artist #brilliance #danger #death #degree

Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ↗

— Jose Marti

#generate #light #like #men #others

One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors. ↗

— Cyril Cusack

#generosity #heightened #often #other #performance

No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ↗

— John Mortimer

#clean #common #common sense #finger #law

What a wonderful phenomenon it is, carefully considered, when the human eye, that jewel of organic structures, concentrates its moist brilliance on another human creature! ↗

— Thomas Mann

#brilliance #carefully #concentrates #considered #creature

I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#anywhere #brilliance #else #face #hair