Ellen Harvelle Quotes & Sayings

A good intention clothes itself with power. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Never before had I known the sudden quiver of understanding that travels from word to brain to heart, the way a new language can move, coil, swim into life under the eyes, the almost savage leap of comprehension, the instantaneous, joyful release of meaning, the way the words shed their printed bodies in a flash of heat and light. — Elizabeth Kostova

When our attitude towards ourselves is big, and our attitude toward others is generous and merciful, we attract big and generous portions of success. — W. Clement Stone

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed. — Frank Lloyd Wright

So this was the big secret historians keep to themselves: historical research is wildly seductive and fun. There's a thrill in the process of digging, then piecing together details like a puzzle. — Nancy Horan

It's not about the failure, it's about learning from the failures. Failure itself cannot be celebrated. — Satya Nadella

I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant. — Esther Williams