"Your trouble comes from years of wearing the wrong kind of shoes. - Jake Wexler"

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Ellen Raskin

#Years Quotes #Shoes Quotes #Jake Quotes

“If you're new to the smoking game, the first dish I suggest you smoke would be a pork shoulder. Unlike brisket or ribs, the meat is intrinsically tender. It's very well marbled both on the outside of the shoulder and throughout the meat, so even if you overcook it, even if you get a spike in temperature, it's very hard to screw up. It usually comes out moist, crispy and delicious no matter what you do to it.”
“Providence has given human wisdom the choice between two fates: either hope and agitation, or hopelessness and calm.”

Source : "Two Fates" by Yevgeny Baratynsky, translated by Dmitri Obolensky, 1823.
“I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that I saw when I was a kid; anything you see in your formative years is more powerful, because it really stays with you forever. The second category is films that I saw while I was learning the craft of motion pictures.”
“REVOLUTION, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. . . . the substitution of the rule of an Administration for that of a Ministry, whereby the welfare and happiness of the people were advanced a full half-inch.”
“Youâ€™re not going to be a 1.000 hitter all the time. Youâ€™re going to be more wrong than right. You just have to correct your errors as quickly, as economically, as possible.”
“I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about.”
“Some of them are wearing skirts that I'm pretty sure are supposed to be belts.”

Source : Adam Selzer (2010). “I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It”, p.14, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“It takes courage for people to listen to their own goodness and act on it.”

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