"No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched."

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Source : George Jean Nathan (1972). “The World in Falseface”, p.21, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

George Jean Nathan

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“Indian business women like Indra Nooyi, Chanda Kochhar, Naina Lal Kidwai, Shikha Sharma, Swati Piramal, Anu Agha, Swati Piramal, Sulajja Firodia Motwani and Zia Mody have put India on the global firmament.”
“Sometimes I write drunk and revise sober, and sometimes I write sober and revise drunk. But you have to have both elements in creation â€” the Apollonian and the Dionysian, or spontaneity and restraint, emotion and discipline.”

Source : Peter De Vries (2014). “Reuben, Reuben: A Novel”, p.242, University of Chicago Press
“I was definitely incredibly close to my dad, in a way that was all-encompassing. I am close to my mum, too, but there were areas that she and I did not share. So his loss to me was huge, personally and professionally. He believed in me, not just as a father, but as a director, and that always meant a lot.”

Source : "My family and other actors". Interview with Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. April 27, 2003.
“Where has thou been all the dumb winter days When neither sunlight was nor smile of flowers, Neither life, nor love, nor frolic, Only expanse melancholic, With never a note of thy exhilarating lays?”

Source : Alfred Austin (1896). “Days of the Year: A Poetic Calendar from the Works of A. Austin”
“Let the presence of God INVADE you today. It's all about Him...don't get distracted by the stupid things of the enemy. Remember, God wins! :)”

Source : Twitter post from Aug 26, 2010
“Nothing in a language is less translatable than its modes of understatement.”

Source : George Steiner (1987). “George Steiner: A Reader”, p.153, Oxford University Press on Demand
“I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you.”
“A serpent is a serpent, and none the less a viper, because it is nestled in the bosom of an honest-hearted man.”

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