#wit

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies. ↗

— Willa Cather

#artist #best #character #creative #deepest

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing. ↗

— Catherine II

#confidence #nation #nothing #without

To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be a good deal more important than what we are entitled to demand of it - this is a hard lesson. ↗

— Bruce Catton

#deal #demand #entitled #get #going

I try not to listen to the shoulds or coulds, and try to get beyond expectations, peer pressure, or trying to please - and just listen. I believe all the answers are ultimately within us. ↗

— Kim Cattrall

#believe #beyond #expectations #get #i

The press attack people to sell more papers without thinking, but when you get famous you have to put up with this kind of stuff. ↗

— Roberto Cavalli

#famous #get #kind #more #papers

I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief. ↗

— Nick Cave

#any #belief #believe #believer #belong

With two thousand years of Christianity behind him... a man can't see a regiment of soldiers march past without going off the deep end. It starts off far too many ideas in his head. ↗

— Louis-Ferdinand Celine

#christianity #deep #deep end #end #far

In March of 1933 we witnessed a revolution in manner, in mores, in the definition of government. What before had been black or white sprang alive with color. ↗

— Emanuel Celler

#been #before #black #black or white #color

Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure. ↗

— Emanuel Celler

#broad #did #friendly #his #humor

We believe firmly that Communism internally and externally can and must be fought without resort to the Communist tactics of the suppression of all individual freedom. ↗

— Emanuel Celler

#communism #communist #firmly #fought #freedom