Intensity Quotes

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I cannot attain the intensity that is unfolded before my senses. I have not the magnificent richness of colouring that animates nature. — Paul Cezanne
In my productive activity, every time a type grows beyond the stage of its genesis, and I have about reached the goal, the intensity gets… — Paul Klee
Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits yield intensity. When we play... by our self-chosen rules, we find that containment of strength amplifies strength. — Stephen Nachmanovitch
When I play my own music, or when I play new music, there's much more stress and intensity of thinking about how I'm going to… — Bela Fleck
Personally, I now aim for one month of overseas relocation or high-intensity learning (tango, fighting, whatever) for every two months of work projects. — Tim Ferriss
Art without accomplishment becomes a form of faith, sustained more by the intensity of its common practice than by the pleasure it gives to its… — Adam Gopnik
The sculptor must search with passionate intensity for the underlying principle of the organisation of mass and tension - the meaning of gesture and the… — Barbara Hepworth
The controlled chaos is one way to get creativity. The intensity of it, the physical rush, the intimacy created the kind of dialogue that leads… — Richard Holbrooke
The soprano has all those other instruments in it. It's got the soprano song voice, flute, violin, clarinet, and tenor elements and can even approach… — Steve Lacy
Preparing to fight wild fires is only part of the solution, we must be more pro-active and prevent the fires before they start, or reduce… — Rick Renzi
I was attracted to climbing mountains because of the physical dangers, but also the challenges, like 'mental fortitude, physical fortitude, judgement.' It's the intensity of… — Lincoln Hall
Poetry is the rhythmic, inevitably narrative, movement from an overclothed blindness to a naked vision that depends in its intensity on the strength of the… — Dylan Thomas
You and I must realize that the English language is filled with words that, in addition to their literal meanings, convey distinct emotional intensity. For… — Tony Robbins
Do things with your whole heart, with as much intensity as you are capable of. Anything done halfheartedly never brings joy to life. It only… — Rajneesh
The etiquette is higher consciousness, sensitivity, gentleness, gracefulness, intensity, power, and knowledge. — Frederick Lenz
Old Zen was very funny; there was a great deal of humor and happiness. Zen today seems much drier. While there's a certain amount of… — Frederick Lenz
When you train, you should train as if on the battlefield. Make your eyes glare, lower your shoulders and harden your body. If you train… — Anko Itosu
In Globetrotter, David Albahari explores the consciousness of emigres from the former Yugoslavia, Croatia and Serbia, showing that while abroad, many of us are even… — Josip Novakovich
There is no more moving a professional relationship than that between a law clerk and a Supreme Court justice. As a place to work, the… — Cliff Sloan
If there is one word that makes creative people different from others, it is the word complexity. Instead of being an individual, they are a… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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