Ertels Winery Quotes & Sayings

An artist is he who has his center within himself. He who lacks this must choose a particular leader and mediator outside of himself, not forever, however, but only at first. For man cannot exist without a living center, and if he does not have it within himself, he may seek it only in a human being. Only a human being and his center can stimulate and awaken that of another. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

The power of faith can be a strong force, but the power of knowing is even stronger. — Luis Marques

If the meanest man in the republic is deprived of his rights,then every man in the republic is deprived of his rights. — Jane Addams

Oh God, it's her, run! — Simon R. Green

This rudeness is a sauce to his good wit,
Which gives men stomach to digest his words
With better appetite. — William Shakespeare

When we got to the part where we had to improvise an argument in a poetic language, I got cold feet. "I can't do this," I said. "I don't know what to say."
"Say anything," he said. "You can't make a mistake when you improvise."
"What if I mess it up? What if I screw up the rhythm?"
"You can't," he said. "It's like drumming. If you miss a beat, you create another."
In this simple exchange, Sam taught me the secret of improvisation, one that I have accessed my whole life. — Patti Smith