Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
Kahlil Gibran
The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal.
Pope Paul VI
Because it's so easy to medicate our need for self-worth by pandering to win followers, 'likes' and view counts, social media have become the metier of choice for many people who might otherwise channel that energy into books, music or art - or even into their own Web ventures.
Neil Strauss
That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be.
James Jones
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.
Auguste Rodin
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
Coco Chanel
My life is a monument to procrastination, to the art of putting things off until later, or much later, or possibly never.
Craig Brown
Self-esteem comes from who you have in your life. How you were raised. What you struggled with as a child.
Halle Berry