"There's no dignity, no decency, or health today for men that haven't got a job. All other things depend on work today."

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Source : Nevil Shute (1991). “Ruined City”

Nevil Shute

#Jobs Quotes #Men Quotes #Today Quotes

“I use cinematic things in a theatrical way on stage, and in film I use theatrical techniques in a cinematic way.”
“I personally do not listen to a lot of music. It helps keep my mind free. I don't want to sound like someone else from the get-go. I want to express myself and the world in my head.”
“Thank all the people in the world who are always 10% kinder than they need to be.”
“It's nice to get paid for therapy rather than having to pay $240 an hour for it.”
“Then in college, besides economics, I also majored in studio art and got involved in photography and making short films and acting. But I didn't know you could make a living that way.”
“Man, not the earth, makes civilization.”
“It was easy in the early nineties to make a list of great things that could be done, now that there was such a convenient source of entangled pairs. Anton's claim to fame is that he went and did them.”
“We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.”

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