"The kind of thing I'm good at is knowing every politician in the state and remembering where he itches. And I know where to scratch him."

-- Earl Long

#Knowing Quotes #Scratches Quotes #Kind Quotes

“This food-and-shelter theory concerning man's efforts is without insight. Our most persistent and spectacular efforts are concerned not with the preservation of what we are but with the building up of an imaginary conception of ourselves in the opinion of others. The desire for praise is more imperative than the desire for food and shelter.”
“I realized that the reason why my head was so cluttered and why I was so unstable and not taking care of myself, all of these things, was that I was unhappy. If I wanted to get to a happier place and find some kind of peace, I was going to have to address problems with myself, things from my life up until that point that I hadn't dealt with: insecurities, fears, and those kinds of things.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.”
“That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not.”
“I prefer to be left alone with my books.”

Source : Alison Weir (2006). “Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey”, Random House LLC
“That's what America's all about, man, if it's about anything. You can choose your own name.”
“I really do not make deals.”
“Have more humility. Remember you don't know the limits of your own abilities. Successful or not, if you keep pushing beyond yourself, you will enrich your own life â€“ and maybe even please a few strangers.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by A.L. Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.

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