Art Quotes - Page 543

That's the heart of it: My shows were not that controversial with the American people. They were controversial with the people who think for the American people.

The inner revolution will not be televised or sold on the Internet. It must take place within one's own mind and heart.

In the same manner, having been reduced by disorder, and sunk to their utmost state of depression, unable to descend lower, they, of necessity, reascend; and thus from good they gradually decline to evil, and from evil again return to good. The reason is, that valor produces peace; peace, repose; repose, disorder; disorder, ruin; so from disorder order springs; from order virtue, and from this, glory and good fortune.

So in all human affairs one notices, if one examines them closely, that it is impossible to remove one inconvenience without another emerging.

I'd rather be a boy playing with a paper plane, than to be a grown man playing with a woman's heart.

Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life.

We tend to think of consecration only as yielding up, when divinely directed, our material possessions. But ultimate consecration is the yielding up of oneself to God. Heart, soul, and mind were the encompassing words of Christ in describing the first commandment, which is constantly, not periodically, operative (see Matt. 22:37). If kept, then our performances will, in turn, be fully consecrated for the lasting welfare of our souls (see 2 Ne. 32:9).

I have on my office wall a wise and useful reminder by Anne Morrow Lindbergh concerning one of the realities of life. She wrote, "My life cannot implement in action the demands of all the people to whom my heart responds." That's good counsel for us all, not as an excuse to forgo duty, but as a sage point about pace and the need for quality in relationships.

The heart of true womanhood knows where its own sphere is, and never seeks to stray beyond it!

All I'm trying to do is wipe out heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.

Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.

You got a handful of great guys - Ne-Yo, R. Kelly, Usher. You have a handful of great female artists. But for the most part the music world's changing and change is good. You have to make adjustments if you want to survive in that world.

I am proud to be from an ideology. Our ideology is that the Nation is bigger than party. We will live and die for the nation. Our ideology is not about aspiring for posts, it's based of sacrifice.

Ability has nothing to do with opportunity.

Without electricity, there can be no art.

Art is not emotion. Art is the medium in which emotion is expressed.

When tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.

It takes a smart guy to play dumb.

Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet especially your family. Be holy let us pray.

Foster and polish the warrior spirit while serving in the world; illuminate the path according to your inner light.

By starting from the ground and tapping into the absolute, uncheatable truth of nature we can make ourselves better

The interesting thing about a song like 'Bulletproof Heart' - it was [originally] called 'Trans Am' - the interesting thing about the amalgamation of that song was that the song also lived within us, like we all got to live with the song and it was around for about a year before we recorded it again, so the song got to really transform, which you don't really get to do.

The secret art of inviting blessings. The spiritual medicine of all diseases. Morning and night, join your hands in prayer and repeat these words out loud and in your heart for the improvement of body and mind.

Life's just a cocktail party - on the street.

Write your future in pencil…Be prepared. Plan for the future. But also be ready to pivot if a new opportunity comes your way, or if you discover something that was not part of the master plan– makes your heart sing and your mind buzz with possibilities.