Sestroretsk Quotes & Sayings

Creativity involves putting your imagination to work. In a sense, creativity is applied imagination. — Ken Robinson

I should like to stand with you beneath the stars, my love,
In the silence, in the cool,
In the wild light of your eyes, my love,
Made to feel beautiful.
I would keep the secret of your kiss,
The secret of the stars
And the secret of our happiness
In a cage with golden bars. — Diana James

What is a book?
A book seems, like a picture, to be a living being; and
yet if we ask it something, it does not answer. Then we
see that it is dead.In order to make the book into a
living thing, he invented - happily for us - the Platonic
dialogue, which forestalls the reader's doubts
and questions. — Jorge Luis Borges

It's hard to act with just your jaw. — Joel Kinnaman

The arts stop society going rotten and mad. — Vanessa Redgrave

Never let fear determine how you see yourself;
And never let your past determine your future. — Connie Kerbs

Take one day at a time and be aware that every moment and interaction serves a purpose. We are here to learn, love, and share. — Jonathan Kuiper

I'm addicted to Altoids. I call them 'acting pills.' — Harrison Ford

Julia Roberts is a favorite. Everybody loves her in the Hollywood community. The public adores her. — Mary Hart

An organized killer was like Ted Bundy suave, charming, and intelligent, who planned his crimes and covered them up as well as he could afterward. A disorganized killer was like the Son of Sam, who struggled to control his inner demons and then killed suddenly and brutally each time those demons broke free. He called himself Mr. Monster. — Dan Wells

Our prayers are heard, not because we are in earnest, not because we suffer, but because Jesus suffered. — Oswald Chambers

Emotional intelligence in the work that we do, in the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, is about equipping young people with the kinds of skills they need to both identify and manage their emotions, to communicate those emotions effectively, and to resolve conflict nonviolently. So it's a whole set of skills and competencies that, for us, fall under the umbrella of emotional intelligence. — Linda Lantieri

Academic "units" (that is, departments) are seen as "revenue centers"; the ones that can't pull their weight - much of the liberal arts - are slated for downsizing or outright elimination. Science is king, but not just any science; basic research is suffering, too. The holy grail is technology transfer: scientific investigation, often sponsored directly by corporations, that is capable of being parlayed into profit. — William Deresiewicz