Gray Denim Rose

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, we shall have peace."

-Anonymous

“It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us the most.”

-Nelson Mandela

 "Whether real or perceived, lack of power can also corrupt."

- Frank Beddor in Arch Enemy

"Some people transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun."

-Pablo Picasso

"In the end, what affect your life most are the things too simple to talk about."

-Nell Blaine

"Dreams are necessary to life."

-Anais Nin

"Life is too important to be taken seriously."

-Oscar Wilde

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."
-Abraham Lincoln

"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today."

-Dale Carnegie

"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."

-Henri Matisse

"God gave us our memories so that we might have roses in December."

-James Matthew Barrie

A few of my favorite quotes and then some... thank you to Xan for finding me a rose, and credit goes to this website for the rose quotes. I photographed and edited each of the pictures.