"it is the good of art that art remains the one true way possible of speaking the truth." -- browning
"art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- pablo picasso
"writing is a process in which we discover what lives in us. the writing itself reveals what is alive. the deepest satisfaction of writing is precisely that it opens up new spaces within us of which we were not aware before we started to write. to write is to embark on a journey whose final destination we do not know." -- henri nouwen
"we must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth." -- john f. kennedy
"imagination is more important than knowledge." -- albert einstein
"art is not what you see, but what you make other people see." -- edgar degas
"art, when it is honest, questioning, and captivating, has a unique and ineffable quality that leads us toward god." -- brett mc cracken
a wise friend once said to me ..." what if every conflict, disappointment, struggle or challenge, with others or yourself, was merely a manifestation of what's going on within your own thinking ... would you go there first to fix, mend, and allay?" -- quote: www.tut.com
"nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -- abraham lincoln
"example has more followers than reason. we unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire." -- christian nevell bovee
"life passes, riches fly away, popularity is fickle, the senses decay, the world changes. one alone is true to us; one alone can be all things to us; one alone can supply our need." -- john henry newman
"to give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity with integrity." -- douglas adams
