#ten

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

#could #done #example #failure #failures

A very long time ago, Grandmother had wanted to tell about all the things they did, but no one had bothered to ask. And now she had lost the urge. ↗

— Tove Jansson

#forgotten-memories #age

Mistakes and dead-ends often mean more to these artists than any proven problem. ↗

— Robert Smithson

#artists #mean #mistakes #more #often

I was always interested in doing it, but I was so content with my life that I didn't really go after it. ↗

— Shannyn Sossamon

#always #content #doing #go #i

When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#changes #comes #temperature #written #you

Being is like pretending. ↗

— Mira Sorvino

#like #pretending

My major in college was Chinese Studies. It was very intentional. ↗

— Mira Sorvino

#college #intentional #major #studies #very

As we were leaving the Huron camp, it was awkward filming. I think that the Huron watching us was there to create tension - maybe we wouldn't get out. Nothing complicated. ↗

— Madeleine Stowe

#camp #complicated #create #filming #get

It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the greatest work in English literature, and that it will have much more influence than even Shakespeare upon the written and spoken language of the English race. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#english #english literature #even #exaggeration #greatest

I don't think movies or television have any basis in reality at all. It's all just pretend. That's what's fun about it. ↗

— James Spader

#any #basis #fun #i #just