"The writer can choose what he writes about but he cannot choose what he is able to make live."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Writing Quotes #Literature Quotes #Able Quotes

“The thing with high-tech is that you always end up using scissors.”
“To keep an active mind, I find that reading novels is really good.”
“We don't know how to live together on Earth, how the hell are we going to live together on Mars?”
“I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It's not the key to your house, your car, your boat, your safety deposit box, your bike lock or your private community. It's the key to order, sanity, and peace of mind. The key is 'Delete.'”
“I have little patience with anyone who is not self-satisfied. I am always pleased to see my friends, happy to be with my wife and family, but the high spot of every day is when I first catch a glimpse of myself in the shaving mirror.”

Source : Robert Morley (1980). “Morley Matters”, London : Robson Books
“God knows our despair. God wants His chosen people to live in peace. God loves life, cares less about death. We need to live. I want to live, I want my children to live. Everyone I know wants to live. You have to ask yourself what is more important to you, life is death. What is this world about - life or death?”
“I was just a mini-star when we did 'Gone With the Wind.'”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“We have to recognize that however smart we are, we're not smarter than everyone else combined. . . . We can't lose sight of the fact that no matter how important our own contributions are, we couldn't have gotten anywhere without the help and hard work of lots of other people.”

Source : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (2008). “A Leader's Legacy”, p.159, John Wiley & Sons

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