#ira

Change your experience of life. ↗

— Elizabeth Grace Saunders

#positive-outlook #self-improvement #change

It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg. ↗

— Donal Henahan

#better #desirable #exist #genuine #great

...success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue...as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a course greater than oneself. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#experience

Few things are sadder than encountering a person who knows exactly what he should do, yet cannot muster enough energy to do it. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#experience

What’s the point of playing if winning isn’t the goal? ↗

— J.D. Robb

#death

How can the bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? ↗

— William Blake

#my-name-is-nina #experience

Dream on my Dear, and renounce temporal obligations. ↗

— Dead Can Dance

#music #philosophy #dreams

Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter. ↗

— Brad Henry

#compass #falter #families #great #guide

I recently read that 99% of dieters fail to maintain their weight loss and, given my past experience, that statistic feels true to me! ↗

— Celso Cukierkorn

#weight-loss #diet

He grows daily more capable of following any inspiration without technical effort, and also of letting inspiration come to him through meticulous observation. ↗

— Eugen Herrigel

#any #capable #come #daily #effort