"When I first started teaching at Berkeley in 1958, I could not announce that I was gay to anybody, though probably quite a few of my fellow teachers knew."

-- Thom Gunn

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“I've always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.”
“To be an artist of my generation willing to be unhip -artists were supposed to be like cowboys.”
“You can't change the world But you can change the facts And when you change the facts You change points of view If you change points of view You may change a vote And when you change a vote You may change the world”
“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”
“In previous years I was so fired up at times I made little mistakes. So I kept telling myself to be patient, relax, play like you do in practice. What I've been doing in practice will carry over into the game.”
“One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.”
“People don't tend to lie about themselves when they're in imminent danger.”

Source : "This journalist didn’t just interview North Korean defectors, he followed them on their escape". Interview with Anna Fifield, www.washingtonpost.com. June 20, 2015.

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