"I can't blame anyone for being pessimistic when they look around, after all the blood spilled and energy spent to gain ground for working people in the past, and see it all happening again. I wasn't pointing a finger when I wrote the book, but sometimes the message is there even when you aren't actively trying to be the messenger."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

James Vance

#Book Quotes #Past Quotes #Blood Quotes

“Going to Nashville to meet the in-laws was the first time when I'd been in America and not been seen as some sort of eccentric character with a cute accent.”
“Be grateful for small mercies.”

Source : Alexandra Adornetto (2010). “Halo”, p.48, Macmillan
“The Impossible Generalized Man today is the critic who believes in loving those unworthy of love as well as those worthy -yet believes this only insofar as no personal risk is entailed. Meaning he loves no one, worthy or no. This is what makes him impossible.”
“I want somebody, a men, who's whole and wholesome and has as much zest for living as I have. But I haven't found one who fills the bill; you can't hardly find them kind no more. And I know many women my size, psychologically and intellectually, who have the same problem.”
“Every video I do is over budget by the time I walk on set. I am massively extravagant in my personal habits.”
“My life started being awesome five years ago.”

Source : "Connie Britton Is a Late Bloomer" by Susan Dominus, www.nytimes.com. February 13, 2013.
“A vegetarian? Are you insane? That's worse than bein' a quarter demon!”
“It is the responsibility of leadership and management to give opportunities and put demands on people which enable them to grow as human beings in their work environment.”

Source : FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from Apr 07, 2016

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