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“Loud dress becomes offensive to people of taste, as evincing an undue desire to reach and impress the untrained sensibilities of the vulgar.”
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“When you kneel in prayer, don't give God orders, just report to your Commander in Chief for duty.”
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“I'm an average nobody. I get to live the rest of my life like a schnook.”
Source : Henry Hill (2007). “Gangsters and Goodfellas: The Mob, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run”, p.9, M. Evans
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“When you're writing, you're making decisions about compression and the shape of a life, which are very similar to how we experience our inner consciousness.”
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“Music study presents a natural, here-and-now route to selfknowledge and self-integration.”
Source : William Westney (2006). “The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self”, p.214, Amadeus Press
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“I dont think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while.”
Source : John Gould (2015). “The House That Jacob Built”, p.124, Down East Books
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“MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S A SERENDIPITOUS FEAST FOR THE MIND, THE EYE , AND THE IMAGINATION, A LITERATE CELEBRATION OF UNBRIDLED CREATIVITY, COUPLED WITH A TOUCH OF REBELLION AND AN INSOLENT DESIRE TO SPIT IN THE EYE OF THE DRAGON.”
Source : Stan Lee, George Mair (2002). “Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee”, p.3, Simon and Schuster
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“If I had to come up with something that just came to me, I think growing up in a small town, I want knowledge. I still think today, knowledge is one of the keys.”