"Literature is always personal, always one man's vision of the world, one man's experience, and it can only be popular when men are ready to welcome the visions of others."

-- William Butler Yeats

#Men Quotes #Vision Quotes #World Quotes

“Some of the stories in Dogwalker were written as long as four years ago, but I wouldn't say I've been working on this collection for four years. I have always been a little unsure of whether I could make it as a writer so I've held other jobs and worked on other projects this whole time.”

Source : Source: www.bookbrowse.com
“How many wars have been caused by fits of indigestion, and how many more dynasties have been upset by the love of woman than by the hate of man?”
“The deepest motivation for a lot of artists is obviously the one they all share: their great fear they are a fraud. It's a joke. In my case the problem is not that I don't question myself. It's just that I question other people even more.”
“How could we have such a low view of the gospel of Jesus Christ that we have to manipulate men psychologically to get them to come down and pray a prayer? â€¦How many times have I heard evangelists say, â€œItâ€™ll only take five minutes.â€? No my dear friend, it will take your lifeâ€“all of it!”
“Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.”
“It's t'ai chi every time. I'm using your positive energy, and I'm blowing off it. See, most guys can't push, they got to lean. When they lean, I spin.”
“A time will come when men will stretch out their eyes. They should see planets like our Earth”

Source : "If the Universe is Teeming with Aliens-- where is Everybody? Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life". Book by Stephen Webb, p. 150, quoting "Inaugural Lecture as Professor of Astronomy, Gresham College", 2002.
“I think I speak for America when I say, nothing says NASCAR like Whoopi Goldberg.”

Source : "Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins". TV Series, www.imdb.com.

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