I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made for a marriage of love. I will give all my soul to prove this once more.
Marc ChagallRead
If all life moves inevitably towards its end, then we must, during our own, colour it with our colours of love and hope.
Interpretation
Life is temporary, so we should fill our time with love and hope.
Marc Chagallβs quote suggests that life is finite and will eventually come to an end, but it encourages us to make the most of our time by infusing our lives with love and hope. This perspective emphasizes the importance of positivity and meaningful connections as we navigate our existence, prompting us to leave a vibrant legacy through our actions and relationships.
In practice
In a graduation speech to inspire students to pursue their passions.
I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made for a marriage of love. I will give all my soul to prove this once more.
If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.
Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing.
The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.
Color is vibration like music; everything is vibration.
For me a stained glass window is a transparent partition between my heart and the heart of the world.
What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What really matters is helping others win too. Even if it means slowing down and changing our course now and then.
So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
I wonder why I don't go to bed and go to sleep. But then it would be tomorrow, so I decide that no matter how tired, no matter how incoherent I am, I can skip on hour more of sleep and live.
If they want to come out and watch me paint or dig potatoes or mend fences, I don't care. I don't do interviews not because I have anything to hide, but when you retire, the word has a meaning to me. It's a place in life, a part of the journey. You just don't quit work. You develop an attitude where you can do what you please.
Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible intensity.
To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful ... was a mark of the Greek spirit.
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