"In New York I'd go to the movies three or four times a week. Here I've upped it to six or seven, mainly because I'm too lazy to do anything else. Fortunately, going to the movies seems to suddenly qualify as an intellectual accomplishment, on a par with reading a book or devoting time to serious thought. It's not that the movies have gotten any more strenuous, it's just that a lot of people are as lazy as I am, and together we've agreed to lower the bar."

-- David Sedaris

#New York Quotes #Book Quotes #Reading Quotes

“How hard is hitting? You ever walk into a pitch-black room full of furniture that you've never been in before and try to walk through it without bumping into anything? Well, it's harder than that.”
“Potency does not mean being unnecessarily aggressive; one has to be wise.”

Source : "The Reformist as Pacifist". Interview with Farzana Versey, www.counterpunch.org. May 16, 2013.
“I brake for brunettes.”

Source : Song: I Brake For Brunettes
“There are two miracles in Canadian history. The first is the survival of French Canada, and the second is the survival of Canada.”
“We are the recorders and reporters of facts - not the judges of the behaviors we describe.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Great sermon helped me to reflect on scape goats, forgiveness, revenge and the messiness of community. .. where I referenced this sermon. Thanks! Keep preaching the damn Gospel!”
“They say that art comes from the soul. The more drama in an artist's life, the more he can draw on for his art. Van Gogh and Picasso had troubled souls, but poor Steve Kaufman has been shot once, stabbed 3 times - all by women. That is a lot of drama for great art.”
“If I'm able to go out there and achieve a dream, then anybody can do it.”

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