#ra

My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however influenced they may have been by other people, even my earliest paintings were recognisably my own. ↗

— Julian Schnabel

#been #earliest #early #even #francis

I realized I didn't want to be a photographer. I gave it up, but I still worked that job in the restaurant and I found myself constantly hanging out in the kitchen. ↗

— Sally Schneider

#found #gave #hanging #i #job

Hay pocas cosas tan ensordecedoras como el silencio ↗

— Mario Benedetti

#inspirational

Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#belongs #country #developing #era #iraq

No man can be an exile if he remembers that all the world is one city. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#inspirational #profound #inspirational

Work will win when wishy washy wishing won't. ↗

— Thomas S. Monson

#inspirational

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#inspirational

Penn station", Ali said to the driver, slamming the door. Then she turned back to Hanna. "We ditch the bitches", she said. "And then we take them down". ↗

— Sara Shepard

#inspirational #inspirational

You are a firework! ↗

— Katy Perry

#inspirational

Father sat down on the edge of the narrow bed. "Corrie," he began gently, "when you and I go to Amsterdam-when do I give you your ticket?" I sniffed a few times, considering this. "Why, just before we get on the train." "Exactly. And our wise Father in heaven knows when we're going to need things, too. Don't run out ahead of Him, Corrie. When the time comes that some of us will have to die, you will look into your heart and find the strength you need-just in time. ↗

— Corrie Ten Boom

#inspirational