"We lived in a very modest house. My father drove modest cars, we didn't travel, we didn't do any of the things that, were commensurate with the kind of income that he was making. So we got this kind of, double message, which was, y'know, "You work hard and you make as much money as you possibly can, but you don't spend any money." And you see how well I learned that lesson."

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Neal Gabler

#Father Quotes #Hard Work Quotes #Car Quotes

“Or whatever politically correct spiritual representation of universal goodness you happen to believe in.”
“It's so rare that you meet your idols and they outdo your expectations.”

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“To imagine being in Germany having a home crowd is kind of silly, but we'll take it.”
“Weight every purpose in the light of eternity. A trivial pursuit is that which is out side the will of God & detached from the glory of God.”
“When we are touched by something it's as if we're being brushed by an angel's wings.”

Source : Rita Dove, Earl G. Ingersoll (2003). “Conversations with Rita Dove”, p.137, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“If a man, in a lifetime of 50 years, can point to six songs that are immediately identifiable, he has achieved something. Irving Berlin can sing 60 that are immediately identifiable. Somebody once said you couldn't have a holiday without his permission.”
“For a man not to achieve the things he has an opportunity to do is such a waste of life.”
“As an actor, it's my job to prepare myself for a role. If the character is realistic, one can't go wrong.”

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