"If you want to create, you'll create..."

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Charles Bukowski

“When pride retreats from a man, humility begins to dwell in him, and the more pride is diminished, so much more does humility grow. The one gives way to the other as to its opposite. Darkness departs and light appears. Pride is darkness, but humility is light.”
“A pie dough comes together exactly like a biscuit only there is very, very little liquid and no leavening involved. Other than that, the same rules apply. My best advice: handle the dough as little as possible.”
“If we truly trust no one, we cannot survive.”
“Bear in mind, my children, that only cowards and those who are weak commit sin and tell lies. The brave are always moral. Try to be moral, try to be brave, try to be sympathising.”
“We did not lack for religious leaders to urge us into "godly" war [...]. All of this was part of a well-financed propaganda campaign on the part of British agents. As usual, the government of the United States was being "run" by the British Secret Intelligence Service.”
“As thrilling as it was, speechwriting is ultimately frustrating for someone who wants to be a writer.”
“Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why.”
“It's not the teaching, it's the learning.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 04, 2012

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