"Hitler was an avid reader, a passion that stayed with him through all the phases of his career."

-- Volker Ullrich

#Passion Quotes #Avid Quotes #Careers Quotes

“This, at last, was where things were as they ought to be. Everything was in its place -- the tree, the earth underneath, the rock, the moss. In autumn, it would be right; in winter under the snow, it would be perfect in its wintriness. Spring would come again and miracle within miracle would unfold, each at its special pace, some things having died off, some sprouting in their first spring, but all of equal and utter rightness.”
“The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn't know how other people would take it.”
“I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll prove to you that every theft is forbidden, by simply locking you up.”
“I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me!”
“Good listeners are perceived as good conversationalists.”
“It seems a fine line between being a matador and being a rodeo clown”
“Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.”
“Mothers and children are human beings, and they will sometimes do the wrong thing.”

Source : "Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak" by Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak" by Noel Murray, tv.avclub.com. October 19, 2009.

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