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“There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are offered by the learned professions, but there are quite as many small ones - competences; while, on the other hand, it is not so much of a lottery.”
Source : James Payn (1882). “Sammlung”
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“It is in vain for us to devise schemes by which competition can be put out of civilized life. Competition is the condition of life.”
Source : Lyman Abbott (1899). “The Life that Really is”
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“Sports taught me that I can make a mistake one minute, let it go, and be brilliant the next.”
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“marriages do not take root in the presence of witnesses but only in the consciousness of the persons involved.”
Source : Libbie Block (1957). “The hills of Beverly”
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“"If I buy stocks on Smith's tip I must sell those same stocks on Smith's tip. I am depending on him. Suppose Smith is away on a holiday when the selling time comes around?”
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“Our philosophy is about reaching back to move forward. We have something different to say with a sensibility that is both old and new.”
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“For me now, it's about what you would write and what you wouldn't write, and that's how I select what I am going to do. It can be quite nice being brought a concept by a studio for me to work on.”
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“Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.”
Source : Ugo Betti (1964). “Three plays on justice: Landslide. Struggle till dawn. The fugitive”
