"I used to give her [my wife] to read the column every week before I sent it to the editors. And sometimes she was so mad - are you crazy? You're not going to send that, or, you're not going to write that about me. So I would go, OK. You have five hours. Go ahead, write the column yourself."

-- Sayed Kashua

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“I wrote 90 percent of the record in prison. A lot of people wonder, "How the hell did you do that?" I just pretty much played drums on my legs with my hands and while I did that, I would hum the guitar parts and sing the melodies of the songs.”

Source : Source: archive.azcentral.com
“I've always craved to belong to somewhere, but I never have and never will.”
“The secret of life is getting today right. Everyone can get today right, and if you can do it once you can do it repeatedly.”

Source : Stuart McRobert (1998). “Beyond Brawn: The Insider's Encyclopedia on how to Build Muscle & Might”, C S Publishing
“Compliment people wherever you go. Praise every single thing you see. Be a ray of sunshine to everyone you meet.”

Source : Rhonda Byrne (2013). “The Secret Daily Teachings”, p.85, Simon and Schuster
“But this inestimable privilege was soon violated: with the knowledge of truth the emperor imbibed the maxims of persecution; and the sects which dissented from the catholic church were afflicted and oppressed by the triumph of Christianity. Constantine easily believed that the heretics, who presumed to dispute his opinions or to oppose his commands, were guilty of the most absurd and criminal obstinacy; and that a seasonable application of moderate severities might save those unhappy men from the danger of an everlasting condemnation.”
“What's brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank.”
“Historical capitalism is a materialist civilization.”

Source : Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (1995). “Capistalist Civilisation”, p.47, Verso
“Only that day dawns to which we are awake.”

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