#realized

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#self-actualization #unrealized-potential #life

I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That's when I was born. ↗

— Charlie Parker

#chords #could #harmonic #heard #high

I realized I was a country person - I'm just not used to small spaces. ↗

— Alice Walker

#i #just #person #realized #small

If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect of the story or the characters. The answer for this is generally more research, or making more background notes, so the place and person can be more fully realized inside my own mind. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

#answer #aspect #background #because #blocked

Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. It's us. So, then, I got to wondering what would happen if a more technologically advanced society moved next door to us, the way we moved next door to the American Indians. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

#american #american indians #door #got #happen

I think Mick Jagger would be astounded and amazed if he realized that to many people he is not a sex symbol, but a mother image. ↗

— David Bowie

#astounded #i #i think #image #jagger

I have walked away from friendships when I've realized that someone smiles to someone's face and talks about them the minute they walk out of a room. I have no room in my life for that kind of negative energy anymore. ↗

— Sophia Bush

#anymore #away #energy #face #friendships

I started writing morning pages just to keep my hand in, you know, just because I was a writer and I didn't know what else to do but write. And then one day as I was writing, a character came sort of strolling in and I realized, Oh my God, I don't have to be just a screenwriter. I can write novels. ↗

— Julia Cameron

#came #character #day #else #god

It used to bother me - having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I'd fit in, but I hated them and couldn't wait for them to grow back. Now I embrace them. I realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful. ↗

— Lily Collins

#beautiful #bigger #bother #brows #different

This Nation has realized significant environmental improvements over the last three decades. ↗

— Jerry Costello

#environmental #improvements #last #nation #over