"A writer is a reader who is moved to emulation."

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Source : William Maxwell, Christopher Carduff (2008). “Early novels and stories”

William Maxwell

#Emulation Quotes #Reader Quotes #Moved Quotes

“There are more people that are WORTH playing for and making records for than the fickle and casual - they just don't blog about what they hate as much. I feel like every show that we play live reminds me of why I play music. When you're away from that personal connection, you can get wound up in all the hoo-ha about this and that, but when you get out there and connect with people, you can't help but be moved, and that keeps you going at least until the next show!”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“Genuine leadership is inherently moral. So the values chosen matter tremendously, and they must be values aligned with society (including the most universal statement of human values in history, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as clear values of sustainability evidenced in global declarations like the Stockholm and Rio Declarations.”
“Oratory is good only if it has the qualities of fitness for the occasion, propriety of style, and originality of treatment, while in the case of letters there is no such need whatsoever.”

Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.274, Delphi Classics
“one of the tests of a theory is that, once grasped, it appears self-evident.”
“I told her they must all be sold out.”
“Listen to your instincts, then do the opposite.”

Source : Robert W. Bly (2003). “Fool-Proof Marketing: 15 Winning Methods for Selling Any Product or Service in Any Economy”, p.98, John Wiley & Sons
“He who prays as he ought will endeavor to live as he prays.”
“Someone once asked, 'What's your best pickup line?' I said, 'My best pickup line is, 'Hi, my name is Hugh Hefner.''”

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