"I am a great procrastinator. When the writing is going really well, the laundry piles up."

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Dana Spiotta

#Writing Quotes #Laundry Quotes #Wells Quotes

“As to the Income Tax, my opinion is that the needful revenue would be fairly and most fairly raised if paid by property, and by individuals in proportion to their property. A Property Tax should be an assessment upon all land and buildings, and canals and railroads, but not on property such as machinery, stock in trade, etc. The aristocracy have squeezed all they can out of the mass of the consumers, and now they lay their daring hands on those not wholly impoverished.”

Source : Letter to his sister Margaret, 1842. "The Life Of John Bright". Book by G. M. Trevelyan, pp. 72-73, 1913.
“Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in Judeo-Christian values that promotes individualism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family, charity.”

Source : "Interview: Sen. Jim DeMint on Tea Party, U.S. Debt, and God's Calling". Interview with Michelle A. Vu, www.christianpost.com. July 4, 2011.
“So loud was the wailing of the women and children that there was not one man among us whose heart did not bleed at the sound...”
“Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?”

Source : Audrey Niffenegger (2014). “The Time Traveler's Wife”, p.235, Simon and Schuster
“It's important not to base your ambition on anybody else's history, but to figure out how best to use your own particular personality and understanding of yourself to help tell other people's stories.”
“There are things you canâ€™t reach. But You can reach out to them, and all day long. The wind, the bird flying away. The idea of god. And it can keep you busy as anything else, and happier. I look; morning to night I am never done with looking. Looking I mean not just standing around, but standing around As though with your arms open.”
“It can be rebuilt if other countries with selfish interests will not meddle, as has been done in the past.”
“Give me a stout heart to bear my own burdens. Give me a willing heart to bear the burdens of others. Give me a believing heart to cast all burdens upon Thee, O Lord.”

Source : John Baillie (1952). “A diary of private prayer”, Scribner

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