#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

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

Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs. ↗

— Seth Lloyd

#able #being #complicated #complicated things #famous

I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous. ↗

— Alison Lohman

#being famous #comfortable #ever #famous #i

If it's not some daring, dangerous affair, it's just not interesting, or so it seems. So, here you have two people - a famous American iconic couple - who actually like each other sexually, in marriage. Imagine. ↗

— Shelley Long

#affair #american #couple #dangerous #daring

I've only ever wanted to be a singer; I never wanted to be famous. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#famous #i #never #only #singer

I've never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas. ↗

— Jeremy Northam

#areas #desire #extremely #famous #had

Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#acknowledge #automatic #being #doors #enough

I think that once you open the door and allow people in on a certain aspect, it's very hard to then control how far that ripple effect is. So I think that the person who is known or famous has the ability to decide what they do or don't want to share. ↗

— Rosie O'Donnell

#allow #aspect #certain #control #decide