"Life is a long drawn out lie, with a sniffling sigh at the end of it."

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Source : Travis Bogard, Eugene O'Neill (1988). “Contour in Time: The Plays of Eugene O'Neill”, p.413, Oxford University Press on Demand

Eugene O'Neill

#Life Quotes #Lying Quotes #Long Quotes

“[On fishing:] Greatest rest in the world for the brain.”
“I don't really get shaken very much. People could heckle me, a spotlight could go out, I could forget a lyric... I'm not operating on somebody's brain, you know what I mean? So I just think it's all funny.”
“Social reform is not to be secured by noise and shouting; by complaints and denunciation; by the formation of parties, or the making of revolutions; but by the awakening of thought and the progress of ideas. Until there be correct thought, there cannot be right action; and when there is correct thought, right action will follow.”

Source : Henry George (2006). “Social Problems”, p.242, Cosimo, Inc.
“One nice thing about growing up Catholic is it makes you open-minded about other people's religions, since ours is nuttier than yours.”
“In writing you work toward a result you won't see for years, and can't be sure you'll ever see. It takes stamina and self-mastery and faith. It demands those things of you, then gives them back with a little extra, a surprise to keep you coming. It toughens you and clears your head. I could feel it happening. I was saving my life with every word I wrote, and I knew it.”
“The words a leader speaks are important, of course. But how they're delivered can make all the difference, especially in tough times.”

Source : "Effective Leadership Communications: It's More Than Talk" by John Baldoni, hbr.org. April 1, 2002.
“When I read the script [of Glee], the whole premise was that all the high school kids were being cruel to this kid in the wheelchair, and then the quarterback comes along and has a heart of gold and takes him out of a Porta Potty. That's too often what I see in media, that the characters with disabilities are there to make other people seem like heroes for treating the character with a disability with respect. Those are the kinds of roles that are out there.”
“In an age where the lowered eyelid is just a sign of fatigue, the delicate game of love is pining away. Freud and flirtation are poor companions.”

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