"Yes, think what a lot of nonsense one can figure out with plenty of time. Brooding is the mother of ineffectiveness."

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Source : Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo (2010). “Roseanna: A Martin Beck Police Mystery (1)”, p.68, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Maj Sjowall

#Mother Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Ineffectiveness Quotes

“Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether.”
“Bin Laden wasn't all that central to the terrorist network any more, but taking him down created a kind of national catharsis. It's been a really, really long time since we had something to celebrate that didn't involve a sports team. I'd rather it had been a non-death-related occasion, but we'll take what we can get.”
“Woke the next day and found her note. Love ya, goodbye, that's all she wrote.”

Source : Song: Took The Last Train, Album: Goodbye Girl, 1978
“For my heart is always with Him, day and night it thinks unceasingly of its heavenly and divine Friend, to whom it wants to prove its affection. Also within it arises this desire: not to die, but to suffer long, to suffer for God, to give Him its life while praying for poor sinners.”
“Although it's easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket... it's part-ownership of a business.”
“I sing the joy of wandering and the pleasure of the wanderer's death”

Source : Guillaume Apollinaire, Anne Hyde Greet (1980). “Calligrammes”, p.71, Univ of California Press
“When buying a used car, punch the buttons on the radio. If all the stations are rock and roll, there's a good chance the transmission is shot.”
“I like to play smart, three-dimensional women. I also like to play roles where the women are a little crazy. I just have a feel for crazy people.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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