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 Chagall’s 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.
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.
When they asked me what I wanted to be I said I didn’t know. "Oh, sure you know," the photographer said. "She wants," said Jay Cee wittily, "to be everything.
How good life is when one does something good and just!
I don't know what is the meaning of death, but I am not afraid to die - and I go on, non-stop, going forward with life. Even though I, Bruce Lee, may die some day without fulfilling all of my ambitions, I will have no regrets. I did what I wanted to do and what I've done, I've done with sincerity and to the best of my ability. You can't expect much more from life.
You gotta know when it's time to hang up. But when I finally go, let me go out on stage, my perfect ending. Don't let me go when I'm sick or asleep. Let me be in motion.
Yeah and it's over before you know it It all goes by so fast Yeah the bad nights take forever And the good nights don't ever seem to last
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