"I'd rather be caught holding up a bank than stealing so much as a two-word phrase from another writer."

-- Jack Smith

#Writing Quotes #Two Quotes #Phrases Quotes

“There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise hath she need of an author.”
“I think one or two of the later Holmes stories are among the best.”
“The Scoutmaster must be alert to check badge hunting as compared to badge earning.”
“The most difficult object in painting is yourself because you're always at issue”

Source : Romare Bearden (1989). “Romare Bearden, 1911-1988: A Memorial Exhibition”, Aca Galleries
“The biggest message I've given our team, and I think it's really important, is first of all, no one can take away what happened last year. It's obviously a fun year, a terrific year. But I think a big mistake would be to try to compare themselves or ourselves to last year's team. I think the key really is, and I told them this: for you as a group, you're a different team.”
“And you can't hide in a comedy scene either. You have to give in to the scene and commit.”
“If I want to be great, I have to win the victory over myself...self-d iscipline.”
“You know, a man always judges himself by the balance he can strike between the needs of his body and the demands of his mind. You're judging yourself now, Mersaut, and you don't like the sentence.”

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