"A man who couldn't make things go right could at least go. He could quit trying to get out of the way of life. Chuck routine. Live the real jeopardy of circumstance. It was a question of dignity."

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Source : William Least Heat Moon (1991). “Blue Highways: A Journey Into America”, Mariner Books

William Least Heat-Moon

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“Man alone of animals plays the ape to his dreams .”

Source : James Branch Cabell (2009). “The Silver Stallion”, p.226, Wildside Press LLC
“I already feel that I am making a political statement by sticking around in music, when I am doing it so differently to everyone else.”
“Democracy is always harmful to elite interests. Almost by definition.”
“Crooks are early adopters.”
“Like everybody, I'm making up my life as I go along.”
“The thing that got me through the worst of my teen years was running and the piano.”
“My belief is that PowerPoint doesn't kill meetings. People kill meetings.”
“A beautiful god is the most noble product of Man.”

Source : Franz Hartmann (1996). “The Life of Jehoshua”, p.29, Health Research Books

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