“once I was open, could hope, I had no doubt
but that was the worst thing that I could do”
Natalie Merchant (1963) American singer-songwriter
Song lyrics, Motherland (2001), The Worst Thing
Source: Catching Fire
“once I was open, could hope, I had no doubt
but that was the worst thing that I could do”
Natalie Merchant (1963) American singer-songwriter
Song lyrics, Motherland (2001), The Worst Thing
The Mother (1878–1973) spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo
When she left Pondicherry on 22 February 1915, when her husband was called home [France] to join the French Reserve Army, quoted in "Diary notes and Meeting with Sri Aurobindo", Sri Aurobindo Circle, Issue 33 by Aurobindo Ghose (1977) http://books.google.co.in/books?id=bcPWAAAAMAAJ, p. 84
“I do hope, that if I ever do anything, at least to have the merit of not copying anyone.”
Frédéric Bazille (1841–1870) French painter
Quote in Bazille's letter to his father, 1864; as cited in: article: Frédéric Bazille and the Birth of Impressionism, Corrinne Chong, PhD -independent scholar http://www.19thc-artworldwide.org/autumn17/chong-reviews-frederic-bazille-and-the-birth-of-impressionism <br class="br">1861 - 1865