"The writer is important only by dint of the territory he colonizes."

-- Van Wyck Brooks

#Writing Quotes #Important Quotes #Territory Quotes

“Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to our forefathers. We have the wherewithal, the know-it-all to feed everybody, clothe everybody, and give every human on Earth a chance. We know now what we could never have known before - that we now have the option for all humanity to make it successfully on this planet in this lifetime. Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up to the final moment.”
“The best example of how impossible it will be for Major League Baseball to crack down on ***** is the fact that baseball and the media are still talking about the problem as "steroids.”
“What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.”
“Stop thinking about the audience and what they may be thinking of your music. Just play the music.”
“[On writing:] What a difficult kind of work to choose! But of course one did not choose it. There was no choice.”
“I have sworn to uphold the Constitution ... and a free press is absolutely vital to the freedom of this country.”
“Really the only motivation is through deliciousness; cooking great food that people want to eat again. I want them all to achieve what they all want to do, and I ask then all what they want to do in 5 years. I don't care what the answer is, I can help them all get there as long as they tell me what they want.”

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“When you are raised, as John Edwards was, in a small town like Robbins, North Carolina, you get to understand poverty and unemployment, or inadequate health care, first-hand by seeing the daily struggles of your friends and neighbors.”

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