#of

The present is an age of talkers, and not doers; and the reason is, that the world is growing old. We are so far advanced in the Arts and Sciences, that we live in retrospect, and doat on past achievements. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#history-of-mankind #humanity #knowledge #age

I don't have any particular rituals, I sometimes like to write in longhand when I'm searching for ideas but I do the vast majority by typing, I can't always keep up with my thoughts longhand. I'm not a coffee shop writer because I feel obliged to order more coffee and then I end up over-caffeinated. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#any #because #coffee #end #feel

I want to make something of myself. I believe it’s called a statue. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#art #aspirations #bizarre #funny #goals

I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy. ↗

— Ennio Morricone

#hollywood #i #italy #live #offered

Its smallness is not petty; on the contrary, it is profound. ↗

— Jan Morris

#on the contrary #petty #profound #smallness

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#inspirational #music #power-of-music #inspirational

I have never been in a natural place and felt that it was a waste of time. I never have. And it's a relief. If I'm walking around a desert or whatever, every second is worthwhile. ↗

— Viggo Mortensen

#been #desert #every #every second #felt

The history of trying to start a daily where there already is one is that it has never worked. ↗

— John Morton

#daily #history #never #start #the history of

People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#ask #hard #i #i do #job

If you know somethin' well, you can always paint it but people would be better off buyin' chickens. ↗

— Grandma Moses

#better #better off #chickens #know #off