"Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're a good man, you're a wonder!"

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Martial

#Men Quotes #Good Man Quotes #Black Quotes

“Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.”
“Imagine a ship that is sinking and needs all the available power to run the pumps to drain out the rising waters. The first class passengers refuse to cooperate because they feel hot and want to use the air-conditioner and other electrical appliances. The second-class passengers spend all their time trying to be upgraded to first-class status. The boat sinks and the passengers all drown. That is where the present approach to climate change is leading.”
“I think some people think that being on television makes you a sitting duck, but you have the right to remain private.”
“The first year with ABT I learned 13 new roles. Most were lengthy ballets, more complicated than I was used to. I have suffered from tendinitis since I was 13, and it flared up again until the pain was paralyzing. There were times I prayed I'd be sick so I wouldn't have to go on.”
“It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody.”
“I mean, it was a rough place ["Wild Bill Hickok"], and you had to wear this kind of cloak that you were a badass, and the most efficient way to do that was with your language. Swearing was just a part of how you got by during the day, and it was quite historically accurate, that depiction.”

Source : "Keith Carradine on Deadwood, Fargo, and Madonna". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. July 20, 2016.
“All the elements of good writing depend on the writer's skill in choosing one word instead of another.”

Source : Francine Prose (2009). “Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them”, p.16, Harper Collins
“If no words come, you can always give him the finger.”

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