quotes about Learning And Growing

“Everybody in the world is seeking happiness - and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.”

“Big players want to play in front of big audiences.”

Source : "Kevin Pietersen retains hope of limited-overs return for England", www.theguardian.com. July 9, 2012.

“I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mean people don't like what I am saying”

“It is the first vision that counts. The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble the work of no other... for no two visions are alike, and those who reach the heights have all toiled up steep mountains by a different route. To each has been revealed a different panorama.”

Source : Albert Pinkham Ryder (1961). “Albert Pinkham Ryder: Exhibition April 8-May 12, 1961”

“To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.”

“Every time I design clothes, I'm making a movie.”

“Work is no longer challenging.”

“The hardest thing for me is planning ahead. My mom was brilliant at it.”

“It's harder to stay strong than it is to give up. Giving up doesn't get you anywhere.. Only makes you weak.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 16, 2009

“By and large, the answer to the question "How do large institutions survive?" is "They don't!" The vast majority of large modern-day institutions some of them extremely vital to the functioning of our complex civilization simply fail to exist in the first place.”