"I have so little control over the act of writing that it's all I can do to remain conscious."

-- David Rakoff

#Writing Quotes #Littles Quotes #Conscious Quotes

“For this is the most civil sort of lie That can be given to a man's face. I now Say what I think.”
“Demons do not cry. You became a demon, because you couldn't cry anymore right? Humans cry and when their tears finally run dry, there's nothing left, not a demon nor a monster and one final prayer for death. So, laugh demon. Laugh that arrogant laugh of your and remember I beat you to it.”
“Personality is born out of pain. It is the fire shut up in the flint.”
“Laissez Faire was very good sauce for the goose, labor, but was very poor sauce for the gander, capital.”

Source : Benjamin Ricketson Tucker (1972). “Instead of a Book”
“You can't really copy what I do because I don't do anything.”

Source : "Di wasn't a great beauty" by Lynn Barber, www.theguardian.com. November 20, 2005.
“Sometimes it's more difficult to exist as a female lead, especially in action movies because all those men are around you. They take so much place.”
“we don't have to agree with each other in order to think well together. There is no need for us to be joined at the head. We are joined by our human hearts.”

Source : Margaret J. Wheatley (2002). “Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future”, p.37, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“My recruiting key - I looked for PEOPLE first, athletes second. I wanted people with a sound value system as you cannot buy values. You're only as good as your values. I learned early on that you do not put greatness into people...but somehow try to pull it out.”

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