"Do not waste your time on light, weak, milkÂtoast ministries and books"

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Richard Baxter

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“If there is anybody I detest, it is weak-minded sentimentalists-all those melancholy people who, out of an excess of sympathy for others, miss the thrill of their own essence and drift through life without identity, like a human fog, feeling sorry for everyone.”

Source : John Cheever, Blake Bailey (2009). “John Cheever: Collected Stories and Other Writings”
“At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if - what then' approach to writing and illustration.”
“Nobody knows how long you're going to have life on Earth, so you really have to work at being joyous and happy.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“You cannot cross the narrow bridge of art carrying all its tools in your hands. Some you must leave behind ...”
“It's Crazy when I watch myself on TV. I'm always thinking like 'oh no how could I have done that' and I go crazy like seeing these little things that I do that probably other people would never even notice and stuff like that.”
“I just say what I think is the funniest thing I could say. I'm not trying to make headlines. I'm just trying to say the stuff that I think is funny and will make people laugh.”
“I feel like my music is just an extension of my acting. I treat the songs like scenes that tell a story... it's very similar.”
“Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs.”

Source : Report to President Ganilau, May 15, 1992.

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