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"A great artist... must be shaken by the naked truths that will not be comforted. This divine discontent, this disequilibrium, this state of inner tension is the source of artistic energy."
"We live in a society that is in transition from oral to written. There are oral stories that are still there, not exactly in their full magnificence, but still strong in their differentness from written stories. Each mode has its ways and methods and rules. They can reinforce each other; this is the advantage my generation has - we can bring to the written story something of that energy of the story told by word of mouth."
"Remember my friend to enjoy your planning as well as your accomplishment, for life is too short for negative energy."
"To be awake is to be alive."
"All happiness depends on courage and work. I have had many periods of wretchedness, but with energy and above all with illusions, I pulled through them all."
"Consciousness equals energy = love = awareness = light = wisdom = beauty = truth = purity. It's all the same trip."
"The ultimate success formula: I) Decide what you want (Be precise! Clarity is power) II) Take action (because desire is not enough) III) Notice what's working or not (You don't want to continue to expend energy on an approach that's worthless IV) Change your approach until you achieve what you want (Flexibility gives you the power to create a new approach and a new result.)"
"If you're willing to change the world let love be your energy"
"The sensation of energy expands with increasing relaxation."
"When you invest your time and energy in stuff that drags you down, you die a little bit every day."
"We are not made up, as we had always supposed, of successively enriched packets of our own parts. We are shared, rented, occupied. At the interior of our cells, driving them, providing the oxidative energy that sends us out for the improvement of each shining day, are the mitochondria, and in a strict sense they are not ours."
"The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy."
"The best methods are those which help the life energy to resume its inner work of healing"
"Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind...what we sow is what we reap."
"A saint is someone who has achieved a remote human possibility. It is impossible to say what that possibility is. I think it has something to do with the energy of love."
"You're so caught up in grumbling, complaining, and seeing what's wrong that you have no energy or time to appreciate what's good."
"No action is ever an isolated event. Always, it invites from the universe a reaction that corresponds exactly to the type and the force of energy behind the deed."
"Abundance, like everything else in the universe, is simply a specific arrangement of energy and information. With our intention, we can change the energy, add new information, and manifest whatever we want, need, or desire. Abundance is unlimited, unbounded, and always available."
"Discovering what you really want saves you endless confusion and wasted energy."
"Making art is a lot about just seeing what happens if you put some energy into something."
