#famous

It has been my personal experience that as I allow the painting to speak I become lost, it is delicious and at the same time frightening. The best ones, to me, have a life of their own. ↗

— Luther E. Vann

#art #creativity #famous-artists #imagination #inspiration

Many Americans first fell in love with the poetry of the thirteenth century teacher and spiritual leader Jelalludin Rumi during the early 1990s when the unparalleled lyrical grace, philosophical brilliance, and spiritual daring of his work took modern Western readers completely by surprise. The impact of its soulful beauty and the depth of its profound humanity were so intense that they reportedly prompted numerous individuals to spontaneously compose poetry. ↗

— Aberjhani

#americans #beauty #coleman-barks #famous-poets #humanity

Celebrity gives us delusion of self importance. ↗

— Al Goldstein

#celebrity #delusion #gives #importance #self

As a member of the Protestant British squirearchy ruling Ireland, he was touchy about his Irish origins. When in later life an enthusiastic Gael commended him as a famous Irishman, he replied "A man can be born in a stable, and yet not be an animal. ↗

— Arthur Wellesley Wellington

#famous #irish #stable #life

Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons! ↗

— Christine Lahti

#become #famous #good #good work #great

For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are. ↗

— Ricki Lake

#because #famous #meet #notion #preconceived

Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#became #choices #dates #down #evenings

It's not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money aren't the purpose of all this. No actor's going to say, 'I don't want to be famous.' But the main purpose for doing what I'm doing is the passion in the work. ↗

— Christopher Lambert

#becoming #doing #fame #famous #going

I'm more interested in being good than being famous. ↗

— Annie Leibovitz

#being famous #famous #good #i #interested

The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result. ↗

— Lawrence Lessig

#comes #commercially #exploited #extension #famous