"If I had done this, if I had said that, in the end you are always more tormented by what you didn't do than what you did, actions already performed can always be rationalized in time, the neglected deed might have changed the world."

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Source : Damon Galgut (2010). “In a Strange Room”, p.33, Atlantic Books Ltd

Damon Galgut

#Done Quotes #World Quotes #Deeds Quotes

“The photograph should be more interesting or more beautiful than what was photographed”
“Kindness. The most unkind thing of all.”
“The question was asked, how can you be a mother and a congresswoman? I said, I have a brain, I have a uterus and they both work.”
“A good strategy is not always successful, but even an "inappropriate" strategy may be an actual strategy. A "bad strategy" is one that doesn't even try to address an important challenge. Instead, it speaks of aspirations, visions of the future, lays out performance goals, or simply lists a bunch of unconnected actions.”
“The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling”
“The revolution begins at home.”
“It's not a holiday until you overdo it!”
“We are in a very strange way going back to the mentality of the time when Americans went in covered wagons. I imagine they had a piece of cloth, and the piece of furniture they carried with them meant to be a good piece of wood, and sturdy. We're going back to that.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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