#elf

I'm 47 years old. I couldn't compete with Beyonce. I'm not competing with anyone. I've already established myself as an artist. I've been in this business for 30 years. There's no reason for me to compete with anyone. ↗

— Stephanie Mills

#anyone #artist #been #beyonce #business

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself. ↗

— Marianne Moore

#himself #unable #unfair #writer

Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of reality. Let your lie be even more logical than the truth itself, so the weary travelers may find repose. ↗

— Czeslaw Milosz

#even #falsehood #find #follow #grain

He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon. ↗

— John Milton

#bright #centre #clear #dark #day

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. ↗

— John Milton

#fears #himself #king #more #passions

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right. ↗

— John Milton

#just #more #nothing #profits #right

Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself. ↗

— John Milton

#himself #shallow

The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby. ↗

— John Milton

#character #deeds #himself #his #man

Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving. ↗

— Lev Grossman

#worth #funny

I want to show little girls that the possibilities are endless. That's my goal - to not only do it for myself, but to show them I can do whatever I put my mind to. ↗

— Nicki Minaj

#goal #i #i can #little #little girls