"The act of writing should not be accompanied by the sense of an audience, someone peering over your shoulder, but in nonfiction I think itâ€™s almost imperative that you identify an audience so you can confirm or challenge or undermine whatever ideas or prejudices they might have about your subject."

-- Pankaj Mishra

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Mystery is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend.”
“The only part that's ever frustrating is just the deadline. If left to my own devices, I'd work for a year on something that doesn't need to be worked on for a year because I enjoy it.”

Source : "Nine Inch Nails' Charlie Clouser makes American Horror Story and Saw sound creepy". Interview With Alex McLevy, www.avclub.com. July 2, 2016.
“How do you build a successful organization or culture? It's the people. The people part, in business and basketball, is huge.”
“All I can do is hope.”
“Moral principle is the foundation of law.”
“I was bullied by my siblings and cousins, so make-believe was a way in which I could be in charge. When I was like 10 and my sister was about five, I convinced her that she was going to jail because she used a bad word. The doorbell happened to ring, and I told her it was the police. I made her pack her bags. She was crying, and then I said to her, "I forgive you, and I'm gonna tell the cop to go away." Then, of course, she loved me. It was terrible - she still remembers it. I had a sordid sense of humor.”
“Do not be bewildered by the surfaces: in the depths all becomes law.”
“Everybody should have a chance to rise. That's our philosophy in Ohio and that's my philosophy for America.”

Source : "Gov. John Kasich On Health Policy, Religion And Inclusiveness". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. July 25, 2015.

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