"I never reread a text until I have finished the first draft. Otherwise it's too discouraging."

-- Gore Vidal

#Firsts Quotes #Discouraging Quotes

“All of this is on account we want to register [sic], to become first-class citizens, and if the Freedom Democratic Party is not seated now, I question America. Is this America, the land of the free and the home of the brave where we have to sleep with our telephones off the hooks because our lives be threatened daily because we want to live as decent human beings - in America?”
“Entrepreneurship is an addiction to being successful, not a job or career. You have to feed the addiction and recharge from it or you'll burn out.”

Source : "From Gangster to Guru for Ryan Blair". Interview with Deborah Jeanne Sergeant, homebusinessmag.com. December 9, 2015.
“Each of our children during their high school years went to 'early morning seminary' - scripture study classes that met in the home of a church member every school day morning from 6:30 until 7:15.”
“I got arrested for playing chess in the street. I said, it's because I'm black, isn't it.”
“I think it's one thing if you are turning out dozens or even a hundred stories a year, you've got to have a great supporting cast behind you. Superman had a family that developed, and it's only natural that Batman has a family of sorts that developed. I think it's a great way to keep the comics interesting and varied, to appeal to different segments of an audience, to bring new perspectives to it.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?”
“When we lose people we love, we should never disturb their souls, whether living or dead. Instead. we should find consolation in an object that reminds you of them, something...I don't know...even an earring”
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

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