"With the pride of the artist, you must blow against the walls of every power that exists the small trumpet of your defiance."

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Source : Norman Mailer (2013). “The Deer Park: A Novel”, p.368, Random House

Norman Mailer

#Wall Quotes #Pride Quotes #Blow Quotes

“We have found ways... to torture and maim animals and make their lives a misery, almost a living hell... in the multinational food industry... and in laboratories where often the most important thing being researched is the latest in lipstick or face cream.”
“That's important when you are running an organization so that the people who work with you know what you believe in and know those beliefs won't change.”
“We estimate that humanitarian agencies have access to about 350,000 vulnerable people in Darfur - only about one third of the estimated total population in need.”
“Sometimes you have to censor books. When I read 'Peter Rabbit,' I skip the part about Peter's father ending up in one of Mrs. McGregor's pies. I also hid the book of 'Grimm Fairy Tales.' They're just too grim for my grandkids. Reality will come soon enough.”
“I just love where I am right now in my career. I love country music. I don't ever feel restricted by the genre. I've been able to have a solid career that we've built one step at a time and a family. I know that I'm in a good place.”
“It's a grand thing to be able to take your money in your hand and to think no more of it when it slips away from you than you would a trout that would slip back into the stream.”

Source : Lady Gregory (1970). “The Collected Plays: The tragedies and tragic-comedies”, Colin Smythe
“I had business experience. I had made my living designing and building electronic equipment. Basic business was not new to me, but the music business was completely new to me. I knew nothing about distribution, or any of those things.”
“Each that we lose takes a part of us; A crescent still abides, Which like the moon, some turbid night, Is summoned by the tides.”

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