"Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will not tell itself."

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Source : Djuna Barnes (2014). “Nightwood”, p.96, Faber & Faber

Djuna Barnes

#Life Is Quotes #You Like It Quotes #Loud Quotes

“Country sure has changed in the last 10 years. It was one thing, then it was another. Country has slowly marched toward a rock beat and rock preservation. Country artists of today. Man! That's how I used to sound in the '80s.”
“When I was playing with Bob Dylan in, like, 1966, I was, like, 20 years old.”
“All these poses of classical torture ruined my mind like a snake in the orchard. I did go from wanting to be someone, now I'm drunk and wearing flip-flops on Fifth Avenue.”
“no diplomatic intervention will ever be made by any government that I lead in support of any individual terrorist's life. We have only indicated in the past, and will maintain a policy in the future, of intervening diplomatically in support of Australian nationals who face capital sentences abroad.”
“Animal rights without veganism is like human rights with slavery. It makes no sense. None whatsoever.”
“Each worm to his taste; some prefer to eat nettles.”

Source : Junichiro Tanizaki (2011). “Some Prefer Nettles”, p.4, Tuttle Publishing
“Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.”
“Getting every employee's mind into the game is a huge part of what a CEO job is all about. Taking everyone's best ideas and transferring them to others is the secret. There's nothing more important.”

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