The true significance, then, of absolute music is that it expresses human personality at its finest moments, adequately, beautifully and spiritually, by the medium of sound. And therefore our finest music is one of the supreme possessions of the worl...
...even though we do not have the wisdom to enumerate the reasons for the behaviour of another person, we can grant that every individual does have his private world of meaning, conceived out of the integrity and dignity of his personality.
Yawns are not the only infectious things out there besides germs. Giggles can spread from person to person. So can blushing. But maybe the most powerful infectious thing is the act of speaking the truth.
My friends always laugh because I'm the kind of person who bought the Brooks Brothers school skirt, even though it's not my school's uniform skirt, but just because I liked it. I'm a knee-high socks kind of person.
A painting of a person can be descriptive, but for me it's about all the things that make up a picture - the feelings, the brushstrokes - more than describing somebody. People latch on to the personalities when they talk about my work and forget the ...
Acting's an odd profession for a young person; it's so extreme. You work, and the conditions are tough and the process is so immersive, and then it stops, and then there's nothing. So you have to find ways of making you feel productive when you're no...
I used to take it personally when a casting director didn't like me or I didn't get picked for something. Now I realize you can't do that. It'll mess with your self-esteem. Don't take rejection overly personally. If that doesn't work out, there's som...
That which is exceptionally good is a forerunner of something bad.
All earthly goods we have only on loan.
Cheap meat never makes a good soup.
A good cock can never have too many hens.
Work is good provided you do not forget to live.
A good bee never lands on a fallen flower.
A good storyteller must be able to lie a little.
The greatest virtue is like water; good for everything.
To have beautiful servant girls is a threat to good marriages.
A good neighbor increases the value of your property.
Bad is never good until worse happens.
Good drink drives out bad thoughts.
It's good to watch the rain from a dry standpoint.
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
