When the bright angel dominates, out comes a great work of art, a Michelangelo David or a Beethoven symphony.
Interpretation
Creative masterpieces emerge from inspiration and talent.
This quote suggests that when one's higher self or inner brilliance takes charge, it can lead to the creation of extraordinary works of art, comparable to the masterpieces of Michelangelo or the profound compositions of Beethoven. It emphasizes the role of divine inspiration and personal excellence in the artistic process.
In practice
This quote can be shared during an art exhibition to inspire creativity in artists.
Truth is what is true, and it's not necessarily factual. Truth and fact are not the same thing. Truth does not contradict or deny facts, but it goes through and beyond facts. This is something that it is very difficult for some people to understand. Truth can be dangerous.
George MacDonald gives me renewed strength during times of trouble--times when I have seen people tempted to deny God--when he says, "The Son of God suffered unto death, not that men might not suffer, but that their sufferings might be like his.
If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are.
I never want to lose the story-loving child within me, or the adolescent, or the young woman, or the middle-aged one, because all together they help me to be fully alive on this journey, and show me that I must be willing to go where it takes me, even through the valley of the shadow.
The minute we begin to think we have all the answers, we forget the questions.
When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.
Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.
So, for instance, if you came to me, I'd ask, 'Do you want to write? Do you want to improvise? Why do you want to play this instrument? What do you want to do?'
To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'
I am seeking that dance which might be the divine expression of the human spirit through the medium of the body's movement.
I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people's lives when they go in one direction, not another.
My goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance.
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