RENUNCIATION is a flight of stairs by which to rise above all things. For all things of this world that man thinks he possesses he does not really possess; in reality he is possessed by them, be it wealth, or property, or a friend, or rank. Hazrat inayat Khan
JAMES HATFIELD 1963—SONGWRITER “Carpe Diem Baby”
MY LIFESTYLE DETERMINES MY DEATHSTYLE.
EVERYBODY IS BORN GOOD and everybody has got the same size soul. We’re here to connect with that.
DON’T LOOK BACK, BECAUSE THAT’S THE SIGN OF FAILURE.
MUSIC IS THE SOUNDTRACK TO MY LIFE.
SLEEP MY FRIEND, AND YOU WILL SEE THAT DREAM IS MY REALITY.
I LIKE A WOMAN who’s got some balls, some strength. As long as I can beat her at arm wrestling, that’s fine.
EVANGELINE LILLY 1979—“REAL STEEL””The Squickerwonkers”
LIFE IS MAGICALLY BEAUTIFUL. AND IT brings you what is perfect.
A CREATIVE PROJECT is a moving target. you never end up where you start.
I LOVE BEING OUTSIDE — THAT’S WHERE I’M THE HAPPIEST.
MY FAMILY DIDN’T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, AND I’M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. Money is the longest route to happiness.
AS A FILMMAKER, you have to understand the essence of the book and tell the story you want to see on the screen, and hopefully please yourself — because you can’t possibly please everyone.
MARLENE DUMAS 1953—
“Known for her intimate yet estranged figurative portraits that explore the complexities of identity, followed by her politically charged social art, based on personal photographs, snapshots, or images from the press and the mass media.” wikipedia
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED in how you can depict suffering without being heavy-handed.
I never learned TO RIDE A BICYCLE, and it is too late now. I never learned to drive. I never learned to swim.
THERE ARE THESE PAINTERLY THINGS that happen while I’m working.
I DON’T GO TO A PSYCHIATRIST. I don’t go to a gym. I run away from my accountant. I run away from my dentist. they are all supposed to help you, but I like to stay in bed, where I have a chance to reflect, like Rossellini.
MARTHA STEWART 1941—-“THE MARTHA RULES: 10 ESSENTIALS for Achieving success as you Start, Build or Manage a business”
OF COURSE I KNOW HOW TO ROLL A JOINT.
THERE is no single recipe for success. but there is one essential ingredient: Passion.
SEEK OUT PEOPLE to work with who are brimming with talent, energy, integrity. optimism and generosity.
IF YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY, you can teach something new every day.
NEVER MAKE A BIG DECISION WITHOUT SLEEPING ON IT.
OUR PASSION IS AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE TO MAKE LIFE BETTER.
I LOVE THE CHALLENGE of starting at zero every day and seeing how much I can accomplish.
I’M ALWAYS on the lookout for those good, simple solutions to everyday problems.
YOU HAVE TO FOCUS on what’s important to you and go for it. but don’t stab people in the back. It poisons your whole life if you’re like that.
THE LAST PLACE I WOULD EVER WANT TO GO IS PRISON.
ERNIE PYLE 1900-1945 WAR CORRESPONDENT “Brave Men”
WAR MAKES STRANGE GIANT CREATURES out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth.
IF YOU GO LONG ENOUGH without a bath, even the fleas will let you alone.
THERE IS NO SENSE IN THE STRUGGLE, but there’s no sense but to struggle.
FOR ME war has become a flat, black depression without highlights, a revulsion of the mind and an exhaustion of the spirit.
HIS BLOOD IS UP. He is fighting for his life and killing now for him, is as much a profession as writing is for me.
SOME DAY I’D LIKE TO COVER A WAR IN A COUNTRY AS UGLY AS WAR ITSELF.
IT WAS A NIGHT WHEN LONDON WAS RINGED AND STABBED WITH FIRE,
SWINGING FAST & SWINGING TO KILL IS ALL THAT MATTERS NOW.
YEAH FOR INDEPENDENT SPIRITS