"All the characters on the album are inside me, though none are me. They are sides of me or who I was."

-- David Berman

#Writing Quotes #Character Quotes #Albums Quotes

“When I die, I shall be content to vanish into nothingness.... No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever I do not believe in immortality, and have no desire for it.”
“It's nice to really have the freedom to write what I want.”
“I would like to be judged on the validity of my arguments, not as a victim.”
“At one time or another the more fortunate among us make three startling discoveries. Discovery number one: Each one of us has, in varying degree, the power to make others feel better or worse. Discovery two: Making others feel better is much more fun than making them feel worse. Discovery three: Making others feel better generally makes us feel better.”
“The business of business should not be about money. It should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not private greed”

Source : Anita Roddick, Cheryl Rickman (2005). “The Small Business Start-up Workbook: A step-by-step guide to starting the business you've dreamed of”, p.227, Hachette UK
“The same people in the Congress who are busy kicking holes in the social safety net are also those who would sell off the nation's forests for a song, give away its national parks, and trash its wilderness preserves; there is a connection between the two impulses.”

Source : Paul Gruchow (1997). “Boundary Waters: The Grace of the Wild”
“I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful.”

Source : "Marissa Mayer: Six life lessons from Yahoo CEO" by Rose Hoare, www.cnn.com. July 19, 2012.
“When I was a young man, my mother said to me, 'You can't be a communist without being a militant atheist.' So I had to be a militant atheist because I wanted to be a communist.”

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