"I choose to live, not just exist."

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Source : "Metallica's James Hetfield Calls Rehab Challenging, Gratifying" by Jon Wiederhorn, www.mtv.com. February 21, 2002.

James Hetfield

“Im gonna be something one of these days.”
“I was shocked by the reaction I got for Bleak House. It was very intensive but one of the best jobs of my life. It was a chance to play a character that grows and develops and I was very enmeshed in it. But I didn't realise how stylish it was and how much people would love it.”
“You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye Who cheer when soldier lads march by, Sneak home and pray youâ€™ll never know The hell where youth and laughter go.”

Source : Siegfried Sassoon (1983). “Siegfried Sassoon's long journey: selections from the Sherston memoirs”, Oxford University Press, USA
“There will always be an underground.”
“Some hurts can never be mended" he said. "No matter how much time passes. They tattoo themselves on our souls”

Source : Yasmine Galenorn (2012). “Etched in Silver: An Otherworld Novella (An eSpecial from Berkley)”, p.29, Penguin
“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”
“Everything in life should be approached as a project. Every project can be broken down into just three things: Action Steps, Backburner Items, and References.”

Source : Scott Belsky (2010). “Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality”, p.8, Penguin
“I don't pretend to be an intellectual or a philosopher. I just look.”

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