"We get schooled by the people around us, and it stays inside us deep."

-- George Pelecanos

“At one time in the mid-'70s I became the president of the Boston-Cambridge chapter of the World Future Society. Because I'd been in my studio by myself since 1968 on up. And the thing is that my social life consisted of being involved in organizations like that. I would get people to come and speak, and speak myself and that kind of stuff.”
“Relationships built from a business do better than the reverse.”
“You have a sense that [Donald] Trump will probably reimagine where the Republican Party is on that issue and some others. But then I think conservatives may win in some areas, too - tax reform. So it's just - it's an enormously exciting time in terms of the possibilities.”
“Idea is to constantly raise the bar, push the boundaries. Fitness is ultimately a journey, not a destination.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 5, 2013
“I have a very silly sense of humor. I've never laughed harder in my entire life than seeing someone with toilet paper stuck on the bottom of their shoe.”
“There's no escape. I'm God's only man.”

Source : "Fictional character: Travis Bickle". "Taxi Driver", www.imdb.com. 1976.
“My Google-fu is strong.”
“One's worth and self-regard ought to come from individual competitive performance, not from group identity. Pride based on clan or tribal connections is atavistic. It appeals to people who fear they cannot succeed as individuals, and by diverting their energies it all but ensures they will not succeed as individuals.”

Source : William A. Henry, III (2015). “In Defense of Elitism”, p.106, Anchor

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