Close your bodily eye, that you may see your picture first with the eye of the spirit. Then bring to light what you have seen in the darkness, that its effect may work back, from without to within. Caspar David Friedrich on work
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist. Novalis on work
My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful. Tom Stoppard on work
Working with my dad was such a gas. We approached the work in a similar way. We only made two films together when I was an adult, Tucker, and Blown Away, but it was so much fun to play with your parent like that. Jeff Bridges on work
I was interested by the idea that artists working in a totalitarian dictatorship or tsarist autocracy are secretly and slightly shamefully envied by artists who work in freedom. They have the gratification of intense interest: the authorities want to put them in jail, while there are younger readers for whom what they write is pure oxygen. Tom Stoppard on work
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. Calvin Coolidge on christmas
He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. Roy L. Smith on christmas
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. George Carlin on christmas
Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store. Dr. Seuss on christmas
A good conscience is a continual Christmas. Benjamin Franklin on christmas
Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas. Dale Evans on christmas
Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! Charles Dickens on christmas
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? Gilbert K. Chesterton on christmas
We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly let him rejoice. Pope Paul VI on christmas
I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included. Bernard Manning on christmas
The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin. Jay Leno on christmas
Christmas... is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart. Freya Stark on christmas
What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day. Phyllis Diller on christmas
Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love. Lucinda Franks on christmas
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. Washington Irving on christmas