06/28/11

An individual human existence should be like a river: small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. -Bertrand Russell

06/24/11

Where I was born and where and how I lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest. -Georgia O'Keeffe

06/23/11

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. -George Lois

06/22/11

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. -Howard Thurman

06/17/11

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create, or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. -Ansel Adams

06/16/11

We are lonesome animals. We spend all of our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say-and to feel- "Yes, that is the way it is, or at least that is the way I feel it." You’re not as alone as you thought. -John Steinbeck

o6/15/11

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. -Lao Tzu

06/14/11

Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses. -Dan Millman

06/13/11

Believe in your own identity and your own opinions. Proceed with confidence, generating it, if necessary, by pure willpower. Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it. Use its energy to keep yourself going. -William Zinsser

06/09/11

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -Carl Sandburg

06/08/11

May you write with joy and courage and may your words dance across the page. -Bruce Coville

06/07/11

They say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. -Andy Warhol