No good book or good thing of any kind shows it best face at first. No the most common quality of in a true work of art that has excellence and depth, is that at first sight it produces a certain disappointment. – Thomas Carlyle
Quality isnt something that can be argued into an article or promised into it. It must be put there. If it isnt put there, the finest sales talk in the world wont act as a substitute. – C. G. Campbell
Obama wants to be thought of as the president who freed us from foreign oil. But if he doesnt show some political courage, he may well be remembered as the president who cooked the planet. – Jeff Goodell
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter – a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. – Henri Matisse
I feel I want to grow as an actress and be better. I want to progress as a singer and songwriter, and produce movies and everything. So therell be no time when I feel Ive done it all. – Jennifer Lopez
