"First drafts are for learning what your story is about."

-- Bernard Malamud

#Stories Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“You flirt with everything." She could tell that her eyes were popping-- her eyeballs actually felt cold around the edges. "You flirt with old people and babies and everybody in between.”
“Not only are we reading life code, we're beginning to copy it through cloning, and we're beginning to write, and in the measure that we do that, boy, you can build a lot of very powerful companies in a short period of time.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.”
“Success cannot be measured in wealth, fame or power, but by whether you have made a positive difference for others.”
“My background is putting in large systems that change lives... The right kind of systems can bring honesty and efficiency.”
“The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow, overturning a 100-year-old precedent that basically corporations couldnâ€™t give directly to political campaigns. And everyone is up in arms because they donâ€™t like it. The Federal Election Commission canâ€™t do anything about it.”

Source : House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, www.washingtonpost.com. March 6, 2014.
“I think that I'm so fortunate to have found classical ballet. It completely changed my life and it shaped the person that I am today, on and off the stage.”
“This decree is very serious and we will not allow it to pass unopposed. (on Israel offers 10-month West Bank settlement freeze)”

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