"There are so many good authors; there's no shortage of them."

-- Jeanne Calment

#Shortage Quotes

“Singing instrumental music is most important because, while you play an instrument, you are singing through the instrument... actually, you are singing inside.”
“Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader's mind---vividly, forcefully...”

Source : Samuel R. Delany (2013). “About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, & Five Interviews”, p.16, Wesleyan University Press
“Most new books are forgotten within a year, especially by those who borrow them.”
“I always thought marketing in general was an interesting kind of thing. I always liked commercials and billboards.”

Source : "Staying On Top: Carrot Top". Interview with Daniel Jimenez, finance.youngmoney.com. March 11, 2004.
“The greatest menace in this country is not the bootlegger, but the college professor who rejects the Bible and undermines the faith of the young.”
“At the end of the day, I'm reading the news. I'm not digging ditches. I'm not fighting fires. It's a long day, and it's a lot of responsibility, and it can be a little bewildering sometimes with the schedule. But, you know, it's a job, and they pay me well to do a job.”
“If God exists He must be manifest somehow in matter, and His ways are what science is discovering.”
“Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace.”

Source : Frederick Winslow Taylor (1947). “Scientific Management, Comprising Shop Management: The Principles of Scientific Management [and] Testimony Before the Special House Committee”, New York, Harper

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