Quotes About Illumination

A lot of the work I've been doing on camera has been me speaking on trans issues and illuminating things in a comedic way. That isn't the focus of my personal art, I guess, but it's a privilege for any artist to get to make stuff that isn't just about their oppression or strife or struggle.

Every now and then, I strike something that just goes click, you know, in my head. As Gertrude Stein used to say, it rings the bell, and I feel, this is great.

Strip makeup lights just don't give you a fighting chance no matter how good looking you are. Light sconces that flank the mirror illuminate your entire face evenly.

Structure is one of the things that I always hope will reveal itself to me.

There's more to light than the opposite of dark.

It's a very organic feeling to have something really speak to you and kind of lay out the blueprint for you.

Light is the greatest disinfectant in nature and also in organizations.

To be the windowpane - this is basically a bastardization of what Orwell said about good writing - so you can get the conversation going and frame it the right way and make sure people aren't lost. And then you let the candidates illuminate the issues themselves.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

I truly believe the importance of shining the light on the dark corners of our world.

daylight crept through the trees like an army of crafty boys.

across a smiling moon, and

Hun ser skygger hvor solen skinner og mørke i den klare dag.

Meanwhile the Hemulen was arranging firework set pieces in suitable places. They had Bengal Lights, Blue-Star Rain, Silver Fountains, and Rockets that exploded with stars.

Religion is a light bulb, created by man to help him to see in the dark.

There are ways from light into darkness and from darkness into light. There are ways, also, from the gloom into deeper darkness, and from the dawn into brighter light. The wise man will use the light he has to receive more fight. He will constantly advance in the knowledge of truth.32

you're rowing by wordlight

There are two ways to shine: to reflect light or produce it.

It seems to me that there is always something luminous in the face of a person in the act of reading.

No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people's eyes, to reveal the marvels around.

Those who are truly enlightened, those whose souls are illuminated by love, have been able to overcome all of the inhibitions and preconceptions of their era. They have been able to sing, to laugh, and to pray out loud; they have danced and shared what Saint Paul called 'the madness of saintliness'. They have been joyful - because those who love conquer the world and have no fear of loss. True love is an act of total surrender.

How does light enter a house? If the windows are open. How does light enter a human? If the door of love is open.

When we are walking our chosen path, we walk elegantly, emanating light.

Like the sun, life spread its light in all direction.