"I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than live in that palace at Washington."

-- Rachel Jackson

#House Quotes #Political Quotes #Palaces Quotes

“It really takes likeable superstars to get the attention of the masses.”
“Among a hundred windows shining dully in the vast side of greater-than-palace number such-and-such one burns these several years, each night as if the room within were aflame.”
“We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of let's-take-care-of-one-another. That's the creative challenge.”
“My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can see of course that, in the abstract, thinking and all activity is rather desperate.”
“The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.”
“To make lips look naturally pink, I put on red lipstick, wipe it off, and then apply clear gloss.”
“I am sure it has been done with less, but you should be prepared to write and throw away a million words of finished material. By finished, I mean completed, done, ready to submit, and written as well as you know how at the time you wrote it. You may be ashamed of it later, but that's another story.”
“I don't know where it's all going to lead. I have no idea where I'm going. I would just like to be happy.”

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

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