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My hands were too soft.. I had to find some special occupation, some kind of work that would not force me to turn away from the sky and the stars, that would allow me to discover the meaning of life.
— Marc Chagall
Each one of us is God's special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts all those who view our lives.
— Joni Eareckson Tada
I always ask God to work through me and let me be a light of some kind and help in this world, so I always pray for that, and I always want to do good.
— Dolly Parton
An artist does his most difficult work when he steps back from the blank canvas and thinks about what he is going to create.
— Michelangelo
The beautification of the world is not a work of nature, but a work of art, then it involves an artist.
— GK Chesterton
The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.
— JRR Tolkien
The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.
— Steve Jobs
Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.
— Michelangelo
Disneyland is a work of love...Drawing up plans and dreaming of what I could do, everything. It was just something I kind of kept playing around with.
— Walt Disney
Without this playing with fantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of the imagination is incalculable.
— Carl Jung
I have watched constantly that in our work the highest moral and spiritual standards are upheld, whether my productions deal with fable or with stories of living action.
— Walt Disney
The joy of Jesus will be my strength - it will be in my heart. Every person I meet will see it in my work; my walk, my prayer - in everything.
— Mother Teresa