Valley Of Ashes The Great Gatsby Quotes & Sayings

An artist is somebody that puts themselves in a room, they're a wee bit self-indulgent and you know, sink into their music and it [will] be a very personal experience. An entertainer was somebody that took their God-given talent and shared it with people. And I've always wanted to be an entertainer. — Johnny Reid

Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it? — Steven Pressfield

I'm like one of those rich society girls - ridiculously famous in certain circles but only for stupid reasons. — Melissa F. Olson

I have never felt so alive - so free - so proud. I love my country. I love my America. — Debasish Mridha

Climb the day, Drop your dreams, Possess the day. — Gail Carson Levine

This is a valley of ashes - a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the form of houses and chimneys and riding smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. — F Scott Fitzgerald

The sentiment of virtue is a reverence and delight in the presence of certain divine laws. It perceives that this homely game of life we play, covers, under what seem foolish details, principles that astonish. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Any success matters to me. — Ledisi

What magical trick makes us intelligent? The trick is that there is no trick. The power of intelligence stems from our vast diversity, not from any single, perfect principle. — Marvin Minsky

All my dreams are coming true all across the board for some reason. — Jay Electronica

The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening. — Gautama Buddha

I'm competitive. I'd love another chance to be part of a Stanley Cup championship team. That'd be awesome. — Ed Belfour

Writing is thought crystalized on a piece of paper, which can then be reviewed. — Tim Ferriss

I go back beyond the old man
Mind and body broken
To find the unbroken man.
It is the moment before the dance begins.

Your lips are enjoying themselves
Whistling an air.
Whatever happens or cannot happen
In the time I have to spare
I see you dancing father — Brendan Kennelly

It's very hard to understand just what our strategy is in Syria, frankly, and on Iraq that this is Iraq's war, that the role of the United States is to help Iraq, to arm, train, support, provide air support, but this has to be Iraq's war. — David Ignatius