"The Texan turned out to be good-natured, generous and likable. In three days no one could stand him."

-- Joseph Heller

#Three Quotes #Texan Quotes #Be Good Quotes

“My father was adopted. He grew up in the Italian household.”

Source : "Being Black and "Difficult" in Hollywood". Interview with Ishmael Reed, www.counterpunch.org. September 24, 2010.
“Two or three notes of music can instantly make you feel sad or tense or afraid or angry. To do that in words is much more difficult.”
“When I write, I tend toward melancholy, and the few times that I've tried pure joy in music, it doesn't really work that well. The joy can be through catharsis. I think that's what I do well, and observation.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“There is only so much energy available to us in life. Spending it on solving problems is one possible way of living your life, but this may leave you empty - hearted; spending it on what excites you is a lot more fulfilling and fun - and effortless; and usually, the previously experienced problems vanish on their own. We don't have to battle against the darkness when all we need to do is turn on the light.”
“If we do an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, we will be a blind and toothless nation.”
“My conclusion: Management is the most noble of professions if it's practiced well. No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and grow, take responsibility and be recognized for achievement, and contribute to the success of a team.”

Source : Harvard Business Review, Michael D. Watkins, Clayton Christensen, Kenneth L. Kraemer (2015). “Harvard Business Review Leadership Library: The Executive Collection (12 Books)”, Harvard Business Review Press
“The nature of happiness is such that happiness retreats the more intensely you pursue it.”

Source : "To college grads: Love life and work" by William J. Bennett, www.cnn.com. June 2, 2011.
“You have to continue to learn. That's how you develop. So the people who show that curiosity, that ambition, that willingness to do what it takes to improve and to get better, they're the people who are going to be successful in the long term.”

Source : "Roger Goodell talks crown-of-the-helmet rule, Tim Tebow, more". Interview with Steve Wyche, www.nfl.com. May 9, 2013.

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