Seek only light and freedom and do not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire. - Vincent van Gogh
That I was not suited to commerce or academic study in no way proves that I should also be unfit to be a painter. - Vincent van Gogh
The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right. - Vincent van Gogh
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. - Vincent van Gogh
The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too. - Vincent van Gogh
The more ugly, old, nasty, ill, and poor I become the more I want to get my own back by producing vibrant, well-arranged, radiant colour. - Vincent van Gogh
The victory one would gain after a whole life of work and effort is better than one that is gained sooner. - Vincent van Gogh
There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke. - Vincent van Gogh
Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. - Vincent van Gogh
To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace. - Vincent van Gogh
What preys on my mind is simply this one question: what am I good for, could I not be of service or use in some way? - Vincent van Gogh
When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion, then I go out and paint the stars. - Vincent van Gogh
Your profession is not what brings home your weekly pay check, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling. - Vincent van Gogh
As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin. - Rosa Parks
At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in. - Rosa Parks
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again. - Rosa Parks
I had felt for a long time that, if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I would refuse to do so. - Rosa Parks
I have been refused entrance on the buses because I would not pay my fare at the front and go around to the rear door to enter. That was the custom if the bus was crowded up to the point where the white passengers would start occupying. - Rosa Parks
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