“Sometimes I had to force the overpainting of three corners almost without any feeling for shape, almost without inspiration, only to find my way back, to get out of this hell.” WaySometimesFeelingsInspirationThreeForceHellShapesCornersMy WayFrustration Book:Arnulf Rainer: an exhibition curated Source: Arnulf Rainer: an exhibition curated
“Some president wishes to be re-elected, and thereupon speaks about the Bible as "the corner-stone of American Liberty." This sentence is a mouth large enough to swallow any church, and from that time forward the religious people will be citing that remark of the politician to substantiate the inspiration of the Scriptures.” PeopleEnoughInspirationSpeakWishPresidentChurchReligiousLibertyAtheismPoliticianMouthsStonesCornersPositive AtheismSentencesScriptureRemarksCitingAmerican Liberty Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“Describing laughter: The sound is produced by a deep inspiration followed by short, interrupted, spasmodic contractions of the chest, and especially the diaphragm... the mouth is open more or less widely, with the corners drawn much backwards, as well as a little upwards; and the upper lip is somewhat raised.” WellsLittlesInspirationSoundLaughterMouthsRaisedLipsCornersChestsBackwardsDescribingInterruptedContractions Author:Charles Darwin
“To thousands of elder women in the late sixties and early seventies [the private women's club movement] came like a new gospel ofactivity and service. They had reared their children and seen them take flight; moreover, they had fought through the war, their hearts in the field, their fingers plying needle and thread. They had been active in committees and commissions, the country over; had learned to work with and beside men, finding joy and companionship and inspiration in such work. How could they go back to the chimney-corner life of the fifties?” MenHeartChildrenWarCountryInspirationJoyMovementFieldsFindingsLateFingersClubsCornersActiveFlightThreadSixtyCommitteesCompanionshipSeventiesEldersNeedlesChimneysNeedle And Thread Author:Laura E. Richards
“I think London is made up of tiny little pockets and villages, and lots of little sub-cultures. So, especially for an actor, it's a brilliant place to live because you've got inspiration all the time, wherever you are. You can turn a corner and you'll be in mansion houses with beautiful gardens and Ferraris, and you'll turn back on yourself and it'll be ghetto land. But I think that's brilliant.” ThinkingLittlesMadeInspirationBeautifulTurnsCultureActorsHouseLandGardenCornersLondonBrilliantTinyPocketsVillageGhettoMansionsPlaces To LiveWherever You AreFerrari Author:Scarlett Alice Johnson
“I draw inspiration from my travels, so I am always keeping my eye out for what is new in each corner of the country.” CountryInspirationEyeDrawsCorners Author:Kara Ross
“Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.” IfsMenLifeInspirationMotivationalLife IsWaitingStreetsStandingCornersMilesDullRoutineMomentumTaking ActionParades Author:Ben Nicholas