"Perhaps there are other bits of my life that would take on content, take on shadow, if only I read more and thought less about money."

-- Martin Amis

“Two things are not debatable: eroticism, and comedy. If you don't think it's sexy, or funny, there's no way I can change your mind.”
“Don't let a grade decide your self-worth. Personally, in my opinion, someone should gauge their self-worth on what they've accomplished that makes them feel good... not in the hedonist aspect, but in the sense of personal accomplishment, as far as what they've accomplished for them, as far as their self-development and creativity is concerned.”
“Knowing where you come from is one thing, but it's suicide to stay there.”

Source : Dennis Covington (2009). “Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia”, p.236, Da Capo Press
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
“I don't know why but I love this kind of project, when it's a little difficult and when you have a history. The beginning of the story of viticulture was in the Middle East, and it was a different generation than the science and logistics of today. My passion is to go into the past to make wine. Wine is something cultural, not only something to drink. I always try to find the identity of the place.”
“The moment you're born you're done for.”
“And I took a long time to appreciate Lynch.”
“Good people will do good things, lots of them, because they are good people. They will do bad things because they are human.”

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