“Actually, music gave me the support when I needed it. I would never have gone to college unless I'd gotten a piano scholarship. And now I'm so glad I got to learn to play the cello, which is a different experience, you're flexing a different muscle, but it's beautiful because it is music.” DifferentPlayBeautifulSupportGoneCollegeNeededGladPianoMusclesScholarshipDifferent ExperiencesFlexing Author:Jamie Foxx
“Thirty-nine years of my life had passed before I understood that clouds were not my enemy; that they were beautiful, and that I needed them. I suppose this, for me, marked the beginning of wisdom. Life is short.” YearsBeautifulLife IsEnemyNeededUnderstoodCloudsNineThirtyLife Is ShortNine YearsLife Wisdom Author:Iimani David
“If a teacher told me to revise, I thought that meant my writing was a broken-down car that needed to go to the repair shop. I felt insulted. I didn't realize the teacher was saying, 'Make it shine. It's worth it.' Now I see revision as a beautiful word of hope. It's a new vision of something. It means you don't have to be perfect the first time. What a relief!” IfsWritingFirstsMeanBeautifulFeltRealizingPerfectVisionTeacherCarBrokenNeededFirst TimeShiningPersistenceShopsReliefWorth ItInsultedRevisionBroken DownBeautiful WordsNew VisionWords Of Hope Author:Naomi Shihab Nye
“We're still a great team. In your mind you can understand that but, emotionally, we needed to express the same belief. We came out full of fire and scored two early goals, two really beautiful goals, and that changed everything.” MindStillsTwoBeautifulBeliefSportsGoalFireTeamChangedNeededReally BeautifulGreat Team Author:Dennis Bergkamp