Quotes August 26, 2023

It was my belief something magical would happen. And some true magic did happen.
I’m on a mission. I’m moving on. And if you look for me, there’s only going to be dust.
Robbie Robertson,
singer, songwriter, guitarist
1943-2023
 
 
 
 
There’s no way you can create a chemistry where none exists.
It’s not so much about what you ask as what you don’t ask.
Michael Parkinson,
television host, broadcaster, journalist
1935-2023
 
 
 
 
The central fact about deviance: It is created by society.
Nothing stays the same. Nothing is the same as anything else.
Howard S. Becker,
sociologist
1928-2023
 
 
 
 
When I have put all I can into it and it really breathes, I stop.
I paint because it’s my work. And I paint because I believe it’s the best way that I can pass my time as a human being.
Brice Marden,
artist
1938-2023
 
 
 
 
In terms of creativity, you don’t want to play it safe — it’s important to push the boundaries of the art form you’re dealing with.
Bernardine Evaristo,
writer
 
 
 
 
Pick a theme and work it to exhaustion … the subject must be something you truly love or truly hate.
Dorothea Lange,
documentary photographer, photojournalist
 
 
 
 
Know what you want, work to get it, then value it once you have it.
Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a party or a tragedy.
Nora Roberts,
writer
 
 
 
 
I’ve never had such a sharp delineation in my mind between things that were made for adults and things that were made for children.
Greta Gerwig,
actor, director, screenwriter