"The big biography of Lincoln necessarily had to do so much with his political career, his ambitions, his accomplishments in public, with less time to spend on his private life, his inner life, and I thought this might be a way of getting at that."

-- David Herbert Donald

#Ambition Quotes #Careers Quotes #Accomplishment Quotes

“I ain't a new artist, I'm good in the studio, I don't need somebody to hold my hand in the studio. I don't even really want them all over my album or anything like that.”

Source : "Jadakiss Talks LOX Reunion, Roc-A-Fella & 50 Cent". Interview with Joe La Puma, www.complex.com. February 10, 2009.
“That agony returns; And till my ghastly tale is told, This heart within me burns.”
“First, they were bred when I was not capable to observe or before I was born; likewise the breeding of men is of a different manner from that of women.”
“But it's daylight," she said at last. "Vampires can't go out in the sun, everyone knows that!" Bones chuckled. "Right And we shrink back from crosses, can't travel over water, and always get staked in the end by the righteous slayer. Really, who'd be afraid of a creature like that? All you'd need is a Bible, a tanning bed, and some holy water to send us shivering to our dooms.”
“I don't carry a purse when I fly because I have my Hello Kitty carry-on. I'm the biggest adult supporter.”
“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.”
“Rafa being 6-1 against Roger is not a source of pride for me. I'm happy that Rafa won the tournament, but I would have liked that Federer could have won the Grand Slam, because I think he's a phenomenal player. For me, he is the player I enjoy watching the most.”
“There is a ghost That eats hankerchiefs; It keeps you company On all your travels.”

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