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And then there were the others, who were interested only in gold. They never found the secret. They forgot that lead, copper, and iron have their own Personal Legends to fulfill. And anyone who interferes with the Personal Legend of another thing never will discover his own." The
— Paulo Coelho
Love would never keep a man from his Personal Legend.
— Paulo Coelho
There's A Force that wants you to realize your personal legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success
— Paulo Coelho
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
— Pablo Picasso
Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.
— Aristotle
Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.
— Aristotle
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any end, is art.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's not art for art's sake, it's art for my sake.
— DH Lawrence
People should practice an art in order to make their souls grow and not to make money or become famous. Paint a picture. Write.
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
There's obviously always danger in making music or art for art's sake. Even as Christians we can be guilty of that, being more about the art than the Artist who gave us this gift.
— Steven Curtis Chapman
The most important question to ask on the job is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'
— Jim Rohn
No matter our age, our circumstances, or abilities... Each one of us can create something remarkable with our lives.
— Joseph Wirthlin