Maria Tzoutzopoulou > Maria's Quotes

“ο πρώτος της μέρας,
φρέντο καπουτσίνο
με σταγόνες από γάλα καρύδας
να γεύομαι καλοκαίρι
και τρίμμα από κανέλα
να μυρίζω χειμώνα”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, φρέντο

“να γιατί μεγαλώνοντας
αγαπάμε τη θάλασσα
γιατί έχει τη γεύση
από τα δάκρυα εκείνα
που μας πόνεσαν περισσότερο
ίσως,
αν κολυμπήσουμε σ' αυτά
να μας θεραπεύσουν”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, φρέντο

“This silence violates my peace.
It's inevitable;
I'll speak.
Now, listen.”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, Adieus

“And there comes a time when you know what you have lost.
A moment you will not forget.
A day you will always remember.”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, something like in reverse

“All of them were different.
I looked at them one by one.
The right one was not the only one I had in view.
Life it was, from every angle; or art.”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, A TriAngle

“At that very moment,
all the stories about the sun and the moon started making sense to me.”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, something like

“Besides, in a lifetime, how many times do people have the opportunity for a second chance with the people they love?”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, En Route

“What strength does a mother have, and from which of her body cells does that energy come from?”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, En Route

“Perhaps it is a fact of life that the younger people are, the more time they believe they have ahead to meet other people who will be willing to change for them, people who will be there to endure and wait.”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, En Route

“The simple act of giving is capable of creating great emotions in people.”
― Maria Tzoutzopoulou, At This Time of the Year

“We don't fall in love with a woman because of her good character.”
― John Dickson Carr, He Who Whispers

“She's got everything she needs; she's an artist, she don't look back.”
― Bob Dylan, Lyrics, 1962-1985

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
― Steve Jobs

“Nothing but writing rests me; only then do I seem completely myself!”
― Kate Douglas Wiggin

“I think women rule the world and that no man has ever done anything that a woman either hasn't allowed him to do or encouraged him to do.”
― Bob Dylan

“If you are a real writer, then just surrender to the writer's life, all of it, even the bad stuff. When you do that, the beauty appears: the peace, the meaning, the joy, the fulfillment, the sense that you are doing what you were born to do and what could be better, in the end, than that?”
― Lauren B. Davis

“When one is hungry, Princess, one is capable of anything... even writing a book.”
― Odin Dupeyron

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“You can never be wise and be in love at the same time.”
― Bob Dylan

“Justice, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Some see an innocent victim. Others will see evil incarnate getting exactly what's deserved.”
― Emily Thorne

“Don't fool yourself, my dear. You're much worse than a bitch. You're a saint. Which shows why saints are dangerous and undesirable.”
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

“It's not what you have on the outside that glitters in light, it's what you have on the inside that shines in the dark.”
― Anthony Liccione

“Whoever brings you down stay up because they are below you.”
― Dante Liccione

“If you walk in darkness the only way out is to knock, but if you are in the light you can find your way to life.”
― Dante Liccione

“The humankind is far from being human, and much further kind.”
― Anthony Liccione

“You have everything needed for the extravagant journey that is your life.”
― Carlos Castaneda

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

“Art isn't only a painting. Art is anything that's creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.

What makes someone an artist? I don't think is has anything to do with a paintbrush. There are painters who follow the numbers, or paint billboards, or work in a small village in China, painting reproductions. These folks, while swell people, aren't artists. On the other hand, Charlie Chaplin was an artist, beyond a doubt. So is Jonathan Ive, who designed the iPod. You can be an artists who works with oil paints or marble, sure. But there are artists who work with numbers, business models, and customer conversations. Art is about intent and communication, not substances.

An artists is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artists takes it personally.

That's why Bob Dylan is an artist, but an anonymous corporate hack who dreams up Pop 40 hits on the other side of the glass is merely a marketer. That's why Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, is an artists, while a boiler room of telemarketers is simply a scam.

Tom Peters, corporate gadfly and writer, is an artists, even though his readers are businesspeople. He's an artists because he takes a stand, he takes the work personally, and he doesn't care if someone disagrees. His art is part of him, and he feels compelled to share it with you because it's important, not because he expects you to pay him for it.

Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn't matter. The intent does.

Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.”
― Seth Godin, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?