"Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another."

-- Voltaire

#Generosity Quotes #Empathy Quotes #Originality Quotes

“Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him from the sentiments of his people, which as a statesman he was bound to respect, then his actions were swift, bold, radical and decisive. Taking the man in the whole, balancing the tremendous magnitude of the situation, and the necessary means to ends, Infinite Wisdom has rarely sent a man into the world more perfectly suited to his mission than Abraham Lincoln.”
“Society asks of most men more than sheer intellect ability-it demands also moral hardiness, self-discipline, a competitive spirit and other qualities that in more old-fashioned terms we might simply call character.”
“The American Southwest seems to be slowly returning to the jurisdiction of Mexico without firing a single shot.”
“I was not a great guitarist, so I sold my 1960 Fender Stratocaster in exchange for a Shure Microphone, made in Chicago, and a flute.”
“We don't give a damn what you or anybody else on this planet thinks. We didn't sink those ships for you. We did it for the whales.”
“Finally, when happiness came knocking on my door, I'd be waiting. I'd open the door and say: "Where have you been? What took you so long? And if you just give me a moment I'll pack and go with you."”
“I love my films. I have stacks and stacks of DVDs. I put 'Last of the Mohicans' on the other day with Daniel Day-Lewis. It hurts me to say it because he's a Millwall fan, but I think he's fantastic.”

Source : "Alvin Martin: 'Scousers and cockneys get on. It's the mickey-taking'". Interview with Jacob Steinberg, www.theguardian.com. December 15, 2011.
“An artist should be taking risks. That's the whole idea of being an artist.”

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