"Cynicism such as one finds very frequently among the most highly educated young men and women of the West, results from the combination of comfort and powerlessness."

-- Bertrand Russell

#Men Quotes #Comfort Quotes #West Quotes

“Those whom we support hold us up in life.”
“The action comes at us through a buzz of nattering remarks.”
“...you canÊ¹t always choose how you love a person. Love isnÊ¹t logical or fair. It just happens.”
“I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.”
“As a dimension of man, rebellion actually defines him.”
“If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game.”

Source : "The Wondrous Dr. J". The Academy of Achievement Interview in Las Vegas, Nevada, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.
“It's poor judgment', said Grandpa 'to call anything by a name. We don't know what a hobgoblin or a vampire or a troll is. Could be lots of things. You can't heave them into categories with labels and say they'll act one way or another. That'd be silly. They're people. People who do things. Yes, that's the way to put it. People who *do* things.”
“Words like 'unputdownable' and 'irresistible' are simply not enough for Cat Winters's In the Shadow of Blackbirds. Days after finishing this story, it remains the first thought I have in the morning, and the thing that haunts me until I sleep.”

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