Amauri Pesek Hickson Quotes & Sayings

My personal favorite is Woody Allen, who is just amazing as a comedian. — Vir Das

Ideally a painter (and, generally, an artist) should not become conscious of his insights: without taking the detour through his conscious reflection, his progressive steps, mysterious even to himself, should enter so swiftly into the work that he is unable to recognize them in the moment of transition. — Rainer Maria Rilke

Great artists, as history reveals, have been harshly persecuted time and again by the frightened and ill-educated, — Philip Roth

Every time you sit down to meditate, you have to sit down with a resolve to win. You are going to sit there and will your mind to be happy, quiet and still. — Frederick Lenz

Emotional abuse is like being continuously kicked in the shins. It can be worse than getting one punch in the face, and it cements itself. — Ashley Banjo

When you have style, it doesn't matter what other people are saying. — Common

I had heard this dog barking over the music earlier, but this was the first time I had seen him. He was a giant, brown Great Dane who was either annoyed or excited by everything that was going on. He made a beeline for the girls who had just stepped back onto the sidewalk. Ruby was the first of them to spot him coming at them and began to scream and run backwards. The rest of the group froze in place. The dog was barking like crazy as it charged at them. He circled Ruby once and then pounced on her. Ruby screamed and swatted at the dog with her bucket and then took off down the sidewalk.
"Ruby!" I screamed, "Don't run!"

- The Stable House — Laura Smith

Witnessing the extreme poverty in remote parts of Affrica can make you feel sad and powerless until you realize how little it takes to change these people's lives fundamentally in sustainable ways. — John Legend

England is a country where people stay exactly as they are. The soul does not receive the slightest jolt. — Natalia Ginzburg

You can choose what you write but you can't choose what you make live. — Flannery O'Connor