"When I was a kid, Eisenhower had been President forever, and all of a sudden, everything in the world was all about Jack Kennedy. I was 12, interested in politics; my father was from Massachusetts, had an accent like Kennedy."

-- James Ellroy

#Father Quotes #Kids Quotes #Forever Quotes

“The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might never happen.”
“Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us, the other softens us.”
“I knew the men were probably terrible people who whistled at pretty girls, treated their wives like servants, and voted for Nixon every chance they got, but as far as I was concerned, they beat the hell out of a Volvo-load of liberals for hard work and good times.”

Source : James Crumley (2016). “The Last Good Kiss”, p.40, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“More than ever I find myself in the hands of God. This (illness) is what I have wanted all my life from my youth. But now there is a difference; the initiative is entirely with God. It is indeed a profound spiritual experience to know and feel myself so totally in Godâ€™s hands.”
“I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.”
“I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring some constituencies that I'm used to working with.”
“You don't even have to win a championship every year to draw the fans. You just have to show you're really trying.”
“I'm basically the idea person. I'm not physically involved in the production. I don't have the necessary abilities, so I go to the top people.”

Source : Interview with Klaus Ottmann, www.jca-online.com. October 1986.

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