"On their best days, writers all over the world are winning Pulitzers, all alone in their studios, with no one watching."

-- Jeffrey Eugenides

#Being Alone Quotes #Winning Quotes #World Quotes

“There's a fine line between playing with fear and then taking bad plays and playing with no fear.”

Source : Song: Ball and Chain
“If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.”

Source : Holly Black (2012). “Tithe”, p.91, Simon and Schuster
“Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.”
“No matter what you might be going through right now, God has blessed you far more than you probably imagine-not just with material goods, but with family, with freedom and with the ability to enjoy His gifts.”
“The threat to men of great dignity, privilege and pretense is not from the radicals they revile; it is from accepting their own myth. Exposure to reality remains the nemesis of the great -- a little understood thing.”
“Yes, cider and tinned salmon are the staple diet of the agricultural classes.”
“The big thing is hydrating the day before the race. I will have 20 ounces of water right when I get up in the morning the day before, and I'll drink throughout the day.”
“The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes in exchange for campaign contributions.”

Source : James L. Buckley (2010). “Freedom at Risk: Reflections on Politics, Liberty, and the State”, p.244, ReadHowYouWant.com

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