"I got lost somehow, began staring up her legs. I was always a leg man. It was the first thing I saw when I was born. But then I was trying to get out. Ever since I have been working in the other direction and with pretty lousy luck."

-- Charles Bukowski

#Men Quotes #Luck Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I think art is about human existence. Almost by default I'm expressing my experiences as a human.”
“I had the good fortune early on to cast some really great people that were not just characters, they had character.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I would gladly chastise those who represent things as different from what they are. Those who steal property or make counterfeit money are punished, and those ought to be still more severely dealt with who steal away or falsify the good name of a prince.”
“Real racist jokes or sexist jokes aren't funny - not because they're offensive, but because they're not true. As soon as a joke is based on an untruth, it's not funny.”
“we are far too used to the assumption that poetry and poets will be there when we want them, no matter how long they have been ignored, taken for granted, misused. After all, isn't poetry a form of prophecy, and aren't prophets known for their talent for flourishing in inhospitable deserts and other bleak surroundings? Maybe. But maybe not indefinitely.”

Source : Jan Clausen (1982). “A movement of poets: thoughts on poetry and feminism”, Long Haul Pr
“People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.”
“A [person] who Never quits is never defeated.”
“Current levels of Pentagon spending may not be able to support current defense strategy. The answer to this problem is right before our eyes: cut the money and change the strategy. That would be acting in the name of a conception of national security that was truly strategic.”

Source : "Military Strategy? Who Needs It?" by William Hartung, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 26, 2015.

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