"The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off."

-- Joseph Epstein

#Running Quotes #Texas Quotes #August Quotes

“You just be honest about who you are, and if you dont end up with any friends, then good for you.”
“I never, ever used my son for publicity. He'll have his say one day if he wants it. He'll have the last word. He has time to defend himself.”
“The truth is that trout fishermen scheme and lie and toss in their sleep. They dream of great dripping trout, shapely and elusive as mermaids, and arise cranky and haggard from their fantasies. They are moody and neglectful and all of them a little daft. Moreover they are inclined to drink too much.”
“Whatever I do, I should do it perfectly and correctly”
“Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books.”
“Good timber does not grow with ease: The stronger wind, the stronger trees; The further sky, the greater length; The more the storm, the more the strength. By sun and cold, by rain and snow, In trees and men good timbers grow.”
“American high schools have physically imprisoned young people, stripped them of civil liberties and fed them a diet of p.c. pap.”
“Whatever you have in your life right now, accept that creation and know that it is here only in this moment of time while we learn what we have to learn. It is inside of us and it needs to be felt and acknowledged.”

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