“Sometimes I seem to be two people. One who does not paint and one who does. The one who does not paint assumes that the one who does can paint anything. The one who is the painter sometimes finds it difficult to live up to that faith.” PeopleDoeTwoSometimesSeemsFaithDifficultAssumingPaintPainter Author:Mary Pratt
“The core of a man's life should be his relationship with God. The man who walks humbly with God is motivated and empowered to step up and assume the difficult responsibilitie s that come his way.” MenWayShouldDifficultWalksStepsHe ManAssumingCoreMotivatedEmpoweredStep UpRelationship With God Author:Dennis Rainey
“It's weird. I feel like people assume if a character is very different than you, that means it's difficult to get into their head or into their skin.” PeopleIfsFeelsMeanDifferentCharacterDifficultSkinsAssuming Author:Katherine Waterston
“I think I'll always be linked to comedy. There is something about it that's such a beautiful thing. The world of drama sneers at it because people assume that it's easy but it's not at all; it's incredibly difficult.” PeopleThinkingWorldBeautifulEasyDifficultComedyDramaAssumingBeautiful ThingsLinkedSneer Author:Doc Brown
“The actor must know that since he, himself, is the instrument, he must play on it to serve the character with the same effortless dexterity with which the violinist makes music on his. Just because he doesn't look like a violin is no reason to assume his techniques should be thought of as less difficult.” KnowsShouldLooksReasonPlayCharacterActorsDifficultInstrumentsAssumingTechniqueNo ReasonViolinEffortlessViolinistDexterity Book:Challenge For The Actor Source: Challenge For The Actor
“Scientists themselves are of surprisingly little help. They find it difficult to talk of what they do because they tend to assume detailed knowledge is required for generalities to be understood. They find it hard to grasp the concept of the meaning of their work, assuming this to be a debate that takes place at a lower level than the specialized discussions with their colleagues. When they do generalize, - or "popularize" as it is usually called with a noticeable degree of contempt - they tend to reveal a startling philosophical naiveté.” LittlesHardHelpingDifficultLevelsDegreesUnderstoodConceptsScientistPhilosophicalAssumingDebateDiscussionContemptColleaguesGeneralitiesLittle Help Book:Understanding the Present: An Alternative History of Science Source: Understanding the Present: An Alternative History of Science
“The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific andtorturous, involving and utterly tedious, all at the same time. The world is full of women made to feel strange because what everyone assumes comes naturally is so difficult to do--never mind to do well.” WorldFeelsMindWellsMadeStillsJobsDifficultChildhoodStrangeDemandAssumingMotherhoodTerrificInvolvingTedious Author:Anna Quindlen