"One great mistake made by intelligent people is to refuse to believe that the world is as stupid as it is."

-- Claudine Guerin de Tencin

#Mistake Quotes #Stupid Quotes #Believe Quotes

“I generally wake up, exercise and read through a huge amount of newspapers. I get to the office somewhere between 7:30 and 8:00 - my brothers and I are always the first ones in.”
“My anger with the US was not at first, that they had used that weapon - although that anger came later.”
“America desperately needs a moral rebirth. We need to implore God's blessings on our country and ask Him to forgive our sinfulness and restore our moral perspective.”
“Give away everything you have learned. If for no other reason, do it selfishly; in order to get more, you must give more.”
“People who are in a position of finding out that they're at risk for some illness, whether it's breast cancer, or heart disease, are afraid to get that information - even though it might be useful to them - because of fears that they'll lose their health insurance or their job.”
“Odd things happen in New York, which is why it's such a great source of stories.”
“It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to it and embrace it the way that I do. It has always been my dream to get my music out to the world and have people hear it.”
“Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!”

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