"Painting is poetry which is seen and not heard, and poetry is a painting which is heard but not seen." -- Leonardo da Vinci

"The next best thing to being clever is being able to quote someone who is." -- Mary Pettibone Poole

"Our work-a-day lives are filled with opportunities to bless others. The power of a single glance or an encouraging smile must never be underestimated." -- G. Richard Rieger

"Sometimes I have trouble remembering what I wore a few days ago. Then I remember and I don't feel like I'm losing my mind." -- Daniel A. Johnson, Jr., via Journey Inside My Mind

"The intellect is part of life--not its counterpart." -- Kurt Tucholsky

"Every revolutionary movement also liberates language." -- Christa Wolf

"There's not enough fat or prosthetics in the world to hide a bad performance, and she is incredible in the movie." -- Christina Ricci, Actress, on the physical transformation and critically acclaimed performance of co-star Charlize Theron in the film "Monster."

"He who never ventures beyond actuality will never win the prize of truth." -- Friedrich von Schiller

"Beloved, it is morn!
A redder berry on the thorn,
A deeper yellow on the corn,
For this good day, new-born!"
-- Emily Hickey

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