"How do you know that nonsense isn't a good thing? If human nonsense had been nurtured and developed for centuries, just as intelligence has, then perhaps something extraordinarily precious could have come from it."

-- Yevgeny Zamyatin

#Nonsense Quotes #Good Things Quotes #Century Quotes

“You make good work by (among other things) making lots of work that isn't very good, and gradually weeding out the parts that aren't good, the parts that aren't yours. It's called feedback, and it's the most direct route to learning about your own vision. It's also called doing your work. After all, someone has to do your work, and you're the closest person around.”

Source : David Bayles, Ted Orland (2001). “Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”, p.26, Image Continuum Press
“Any time I put together a story collection, I don't know what it's going to look like overall - or even what the title story is going to be. Over time, I end up with a dozen or so stories, and I start to see a shape to them, how they fit together, and then I write stories that complement or extend that shape.”

Source : "ABC's Joy Behar: Bush Administration 'Liars' and 'Murderers'" by Justin McCarthy, www.newsbusters.org. February 28, 2007.
“Across from me at the next row of supports Jim raised his hand and touched his fingers to his thumb a few times, imitating an opening and closing beak. Negotiate. He wanted me to engage a lunatic who had already turned four people into smoking meat. Okay. I could do that. â€œAlright, Jeremy!â€ I yelled into the night. â€œGive me the salamander and I wonâ€™t cut your head off!â€ Jim put his hand over his face and did some shaking. I thought he was laughing, but I couldnâ€™t be sure.”
“Building a portfolio around index funds isnâ€™t really settling for the average. Itâ€™s just refusing to believe in magic.”
“We thought the hard part was overâ€”but we were wrong. Living is the hardest part. Figuring out how to live your life when youâ€™re all busted up inside and outâ€”there is nothing harder.”
“The summer that I was ten - Can it be there was only one summer that I was ten? It must have been a long one then.”

Source : May Swenson (2013). “May Swenson: Collected Poems: (Library of America #239)”, p.96, Library of America
“That diploma you hold in your hands today is really just your learner's permit for the rest of the drive through life. Remember, you don't have to be smarter than the next person, all you have to do is be willing to work harder than the next person.”

Source : Jimmy Iovine's Commencement Address at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, news.usc.edu. May 17, 2013.
“I'm neither Democrat nor Republican. I'm Methodist. I have grievances with both parties.”

Source : "Rev. Joseph Lowery, Author Ron Christie on 'FNS'". "FOX News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. February 13, 2006.

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