"I think I was righteous. I saw myself as the good guy in my own movie. I didn't get into many fights when I was younger, but when I did, they were righteous. I always thought I was defending something good. I fought for friends who couldn't fight for themselves. I was still being selfish and arrogant, but I was focused on what was fair and unfair."

-- Jo Nesbo

#Selfish Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“If [a United States Supreme Court Justice is] in the doghouse with the Chief [Justice], he gets the crud. He gets the tax cases.”
“They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own.”
“And often enough, when we think we are protecting ourselves, we are struggling against our rescuer.”

Source : Marilynne Robinson (2004). “Gilead: A Novel”, p.154, Macmillan
“If you've ever seen album covers for Arab female pop stars, it looks like the designer was paid five dollars to make them, and the extreme femaleness is astounding.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I brought home a baby without telling [husband John McCain], and he not only took it in stride but loved it, immediately embracing Bridget, who shares John's very dry sense of humor, so she and her dad do pretty well together. If I hadn't taken Bridget out, I think she would have become a prostitute or worse, died.”

Source : "Cindy McCain: Myth vs. Reality" by Nancy Collins, www.harpersbazaar.com. July 1, 2007.
“Look, I want what's good for everybody. I want to promote good state education for all. I want to raise standards for all kids, irrespective of race and class but why can't they all just do what I say when I know I'm right?”
“The more disciplined you become, the easier life gets.”
“If we had a completely found footage feel, with no editing, then we would have a twenty four hour movie and that doesn't really work either.”

Source : Source: screenrant.com

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