424784 Quotes & Sayings

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things. — Edgar Degas

[Proverbs] are short sayings made out of long experience. — Zora Neale Hurston

J.K. watches a storm rage into the crimson afternoon. The sky is electric. Rain whips her bare arms and legs. Dustbins are hauled into the air, caught on the wind's curve. Bags and pillowcase unpacked for a while, toothbrush, perfume, books, a little pile of yellow feathers, J.K. knows she too is caught in the wind. She is Europe's eerie child, and she is part of the storm." (from "Swallowing Geography" by Deborah Levy) — Deborah Levy

During the course of the day, I write things down, things I don't do anything with. Then, when I get ready to start recording, I just look through my books and I see if I can find something that stands out. That's how I come up with the off-the-wall-kinda-strange-indirect-stuff. — Bootsy Collins

The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental, have avoided all jazz prior to 1960. And all the musicians who were successful in the '60s spent their entire lives, prior to 1960, listening to all the musicians these people avoid. — Branford Marsalis

War becomes a part of you. It is a feeling just as much as an experience. If you can't feel it, you weren't paying attention. And if you weren't paying attention, you are probably dead anyway. — Clint Van Winkle

To all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothing. — The Notorious B.I.G.

him abruptly. He seemed surprised by her question. "I'm thirty-four." "How much experience — Anonymous

I'm a London girl, so I grew up on Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood ... Dior, Chanel, the usual suspects. — Natalie Dormer

I would rather be a man of conviction than a man of conformity — Martin Luther King Jr.

I pray for John the Baptist and Baby Jesus to come around for a playdate with Dora and Boots. — Emma Donoghue

Leave the pain behind and let your life be your own again. There is a place where all time is now, and the choices are simple and always your own.
Wolves have no kings — Robin Hobb

Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad, what more do you need? — Jennifer Garner