Edgar Lee Masters Quotes
Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
Quotes to Explore
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
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The miniatures of the Mughal period are really the pinnacle of Indian artistic achievement. And not a single one of those paintings is done by an individual artist.
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There is no reason to suppose that taste is in any way a lower sense than the other four; a fine palate is as much a gift as an eye that discerns beauty or an ear that appreciates and enjoys subtle harmonies of sound, and we are quite right to value the pleasures that all our senses give us and educate their perceptions.
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A book is a gift you can open again and again.
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Am I old-fashioned? I think I might be. I am a lucky woman, because I was born with a priceless gift... the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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Life is such a gift, I just say thank you all day.
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It is such a gift to be able to write songs in general, but when you can share it with somebody, it is just such a pleasure. It is such a happy moment when you finish a song, and you are just like, 'Wow - that was great.'
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The gift I have to give to my fellow countrymen and people around the world, the facts are the Muslim community are our gift. They are the fabric of what makes America great.
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Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
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The Lord has never spoken to me, but I feel Chick-fil-A has been His gift.
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You could take away the singing, and I am fine. But don't take away my gift of writing. It is the best way I can relate and express what I am feeling and what I am going through.
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Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.
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I strive to create new opportunities in terms of partnerships and new works being presented and things you haven't seen anywhere else. Also to help you see old things in ways you haven't seen them before.
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When one knows at an early age that their gift, talent and direction is musical, one tends to focus on that and let nothing interfere or impede the forward motion toward the end of that rainbow. And after 50-something years of rockin' out, you still realise there is no end to that distant rainbow until one's last sunset.
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It was clear to my parents that I had the gift of voice, and they encouraged me to pursue it.
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Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
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Am I a trance medium? No. Have I got a gift psychically? Absolutely not. But I believe in the survival of consciousness after death.
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Don't strive to be perfect. Strive for excellence.
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Someone like Roman Polanski comes with a lifetime of achievement, cinematically.
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For me, it's not an option to despair. The question is: what can we do to make someone's life better? Take the unimaginable strides made in places like Bosnia, where I cut my teeth, and Rwanda. Their stories aren't perfect, but I wouldn't have dreamt they could happen in a million years.
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Language lies outside of society because it is its foundation; but it also lies within society because that is the only place where it exists and the only place where it develops.
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Sometimes you just don't show up, and in our profession, it's a bad day.
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I mean that's really depressing man. Of course, the kids are freaking out. They watch cartoons and sit in front of the television and their parents are just probably yuppies who focus their entire lives around the child. The child has no sense of context, no sense of what world they are inhabiting-just like this Disnified bag of Cheerios reality. Don't give them a @#$%& pill! God! Take them out on a canoe already! You know what I mean?
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Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
