“Religion supposed Heaven and Hell, the word of God, and sacraments, and twenty other circumstances which, taken seriously, are a wonderful check to wit and humour.” HeavenHellTakenWonderfulAtheismHumourCircumstancesTwentiesPositive AtheismWitChecksWord Of GodSacramentsHeaven And Hell Book:The Works of Jonathan Swift: Miscellaneous essays Source: The Works of Jonathan Swift: Miscellaneous essays
“A lot of artists give up because it's just too damn hard to go on making art in a culture that by and large does not support its artists. But the people who don't give up are the people who find a way to believe in abundance rather than scarcity. They've taken into their hearts the idea that there is enough for all of us, that success will manifest itself in different ways for different sorts of artists, that keeping the faith is more important than cashing the check, that being genuinely happy for someone else who got something you hope to get makes you genuinely happier too.” PeopleWayGivingBelieveHeartDoeArtImportantIdeasDifferentHardEnoughArtistCultureSupportTakenGoes OnGiving UpChecksDamnDifferent WaysAbundanceManifestDon't Give UpScarcityKeep The Faith Author:Cheryl Strayed
“The things of the world are ever rising and falling, and in perpetual change; and this change must be according to the will of God, as He has bestowed upon man neither the wisdom nor the power to enable him to check it. The great lesson in these things is, that man must strengthen himself doubly at such times to fulfill his duty and to do what is right, and must seek his happiness and inward peace from objects which cannot be taken away from him.” MenWorldFallTakenObjectsDutyLessonsGods WillChecksRisingPerpetualInward Author:Wilhelm von Humboldt
“I check all my props, everything. Acting is something I love. I have done it since I was 13 but it had completely taken over my life absolutely.” DoneActingTakenChecksPropsWindsor Author:Barbara Windsor