"In Russia, people suffer from the stillness of time."

-- Tatyana Tolstaya

#Russia Quotes #People Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“Hymies." And "Hymietown.”
“As for the South, it is enough to say that perhaps eighty per cent. of her armies were neither slave-holders, nor had the remotest interest in the institution. No other proof, however, is needed than the undeniable fact that at any period of the war from its beginning to near its close the South could have saved slavery by simply laying down its arms and returning to the Union.”

Source : John Brown Gordon (1904). “Reminiscences of the Civil War”
“It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are.”
“I never went into it [the business] thinking 'I'm a female sports reporter'. I just went into it thinking 'I'm a sports reporter'. No chip on the shoulder, no feeling like a victim when you walk in, no feeling entitled when you walk in. You've just got to do your job and work extremely hard. I think it's very basic. There's no magic to it. I think honestly it comes down to how badly do you want it. How hard are you willing to work?”
“You're your first best audience, long before anybody else hears you. So don't be an easy audience. Keep asking for more.”
“I've got 911 on speed dial.”
“I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.”
“He's an enigma wrapped up in sensuality padlocked with a dozen chains of desire and topped off with a razor-sharp ribbon of danger. There are more layers to him than a billionaire's wedding cake.”

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