“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.”
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist
Source: Cutting for Stone
“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.”
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist
“Out of ugly, I think the most important thing to do in life is to make something beautiful.”
Johnny Weir (1984) figure skater
Source: Behind The Spangles, Weir Is A Man In Full, Trey Graham, National Public Radio, 2010-02-26 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124121023&ft=1&f=1008, ; In response to gibes from Quebec sports announcers
“That’s the American Dream: to make your life into something you can sell.”
Chuck Palahniuk book Haunted
Source: Haunted (2005)
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist
Source: Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World
Clifford Odets (1906–1963) Playwright, screenwriter, director, actor
Jacob, in Awake and Sing! (1935), Act I
Gronk (artist) (1954) American artist
On making beautiful artwork in “Gronk by Marisela Norte” https://bombmagazine.org/articles/gronk/ in BOMB Magazine (2007 Jan 1)
“In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.”
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher