“conditions, an effort to reconcile the spirit which loves freedom and goodness and beauty with its harsh, bare and disappointing conditions. It… — Hamilton Wright Mabie Copy Share Image
“how cruel i was to myself. giving you credit for my warmth simply because you had felt it. thinking it was you… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“Ta-da! Faerie!” Jack pointed at Reth, the very definition of beauty, leaning casually against the wall in a cream Victorian suit, the… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
I'm an actress, I live in L.A., I work in Hollywood. But I've learned that if you're too skinny, they'll say something… — Jennifer Love Hewitt Copy Share Image
This person had arrived, he had illuminated her, he had ensorcelled her with notions of miracle and beauty, he had both understood… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
My sister and I are pretty dorky, so we drive around at night in her car listening to old Disney songs and… — Margaret Qualley Copy Share Image
Life has left her footprints on my forehead. But I have become a child again this morning. The smile, seen through leaves… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I think I give far more space and play to avant-garde writing than any other contemporary textbook author. I want students to… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
I've found that there is always some beauty left-in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. Look at these… — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
Amid the worry of a self- condemnatory soliloquy, his demeanour seemed grave, perhaps cold, both to me and his mother. And yet… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“WHEN YOU CONTEMPLATE the big, full sunrise, the more mindful and concentrated you are, the more the beauty of the sunrise is… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Ralph Ellison is a classic work of erudition, grace, and elegance. Rampersad offers us an Ellison whose gifts and warts orbit the… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“You may be going through a storm right now, but understand that the sun will shine again. It is during the storm… — Amaka Nkosazana Copy Share Image
“She’s not a shy person. Her body language is eloquent enough: “I am aware that men are in the habit of looking… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Whereas religious prayers sing of peace and harmony, religion has divided human beings through an atrocious history of enmity and bloodshed. Yet,… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
I move through my day-to-day life with a sense of appreciation and gratitude that comes from knowing how fortunate I truly am… — Jean Shinoda Bolen Copy Share Image
“A gem, like you, is made beautiful by being polished. It's not an easy undertaking, but a stone that exists undisturbed among… — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
I've always tried to twist the ideas of beauty that are maybe considered to be ugly by the mainstream. I was already… — Sasha Velour Copy Share Image
With a heart of gold, and a look so nice, I met a girl who had angel eyes. Her smile so precious… — Quenecia Dean (Queen Copy Share Image
“Something, most certainly, happens to a diver’s emotions underwater. It is not merely a side effect of the pleasing, vaguely erotic sensation… — Barry Lopez Copy Share Image
“Over the sea there dwelt a queen whose like was never known, for she was of vast strength and surpassing beauty. With… — The Nibelungenlied Copy Share Image
I felt that the elegance of pop music was that it was reflective: we were holding up a mirror to our audience… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
“A girl stood before him in midstream, alone and still, gazing out to sea. She seemed like one whom magic had changed… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations; it… — Adam Braun Copy Share Image
Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
I never thought I was particularly good looking. But when I see old photographs, I realise that I was. I do wish… — Joan Collins Copy Share Image
“Always remember that no matter how beautiful you are, you're only as beautiful as the level of respect and love you give… — John Yang aka Private83 Copy Share Image
“Shall we dance?” She takes a moment to answer, as if the question has thrown her. “Um— okay.” He cannot tell if… — Romina Garber Copy Share Image
We ordinary people must forge our own beauty. We must set fire to the greyness of our labor with the art of… — Kenji Miyazawa Copy Share Image
There was a filmy veil of soft dull mist obscuring, but not hiding, all objects, giving them a lilac hue, for the… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
No [movie is really worth watching] which does not either impart valuable knowledge; or set before us some ideal of beauty, strength,… — J.R. Miller Copy Share Image
It's great that we have commercial filmmakers who make family films and understand the aesthetics well, taking this route. They know how… — Kiara Advani Copy Share Image
“Adversity is a school that you need not apply to be enrolled. It has no respect for age, wealth, education, race, power,… — FRESH IN THE SCHOOL OF ADVERSITY by M M Kirschbaum Copy Share Image
I am excessively fond of a cottage; there is always so much comfort, so much elegance about them. And I protest, if… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Human beings can be beautiful. If they are not beautiful it is entirely their own fault. It is what they do to… — Frank Lloyd Wright Copy Share Image
“(Hadley and Mary in the carriage) “Might I repeat how utterly charming you look?” “You are very kind,” she replied, down casting… — Victoria Vane Copy Share Image
“The proud tower built up through the great age of European civilization was an edifice of grandeur and passion, of riches and… — Barbara W. Tuchman Copy Share Image
Walk to work, even if it's four miles. Ride a bike to work. Drive a different way. On your way there, try… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
“In the light of the crappy little lamp, all I was looking at was a frizzy mop of blonde hair and a… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
All of my experience of studying religion, studying spirituality, studying natural healing, traditional medicine, has kind of enriched my vision of the… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image