"It is the generation of the unemphatic. Steal, kill, lie, fornicate, but beware of indulging with conviction."

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Source : Beryl Bainbridge (1981). “A weekend with Claude”, Gerald Duckworth & Company

Beryl Bainbridge

#Lying Quotes #Generations Quotes #Stealing Quotes

“We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.”
“The Internet empowers individuals to play a more active role in the political process, as Obama's campaign has manifested.”
“Ordinary won't change the world.”
“I'm not an original composer. The tunes are not stolen from other tunes necessarily except in a few cases, but they're in the style of songs that I grew up with.”
“I think mentoring is essential in life, both being a mentor to someone and being mentored, and I think that when you are mentored it inspires a generosity in you to mentor others and that I know is what happened with me, so for instance, the people that come through my studio to work for me, it's not good enough for me to just give them a paycheck.”

Source : Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. April 21, 2010.
“I look at my work and make up my mind about it. After that, neither flattery nor criticism matters to me.”
“It all comes down to this: if your subconscious "financial blueprint" is not "set" for success, nothing you learn, nothing you know, and nothing you do will make much of a difference.”
“This (scanning project) is our chance to one-up the Greeks! It is really possible with the technology of today, not tomorrow. We can provide all the works of humankind to all the people of the world. It will be an achievement remembered for all time, like putting a man on the moon.”

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