"That which is around me does not affect my mood; my mood affects that which is around me."

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Source : Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper

Garth Stein

#Doe Quotes #Mood Quotes

“The art of creation lies in the gift of perceiving the particular and generalizing it, thus creating the particular again. It is therefore a powerful transforming force and a generator of creative solutions in relation to a given problem. It is the currency of human exchanges, which enables the sharing of states of the soul and conscience, and the discovery of new fields of experience.”
“I was strong and tough enough and charming. / How else is a fat Jew lesbian poet gonna get by? / Listening to the radio, staying home, staying alone, like / they mean us to. / Who means you to be left out? / Who don't?”
“Out of our deepest memories come the forgotten forms of the past, given new life by the living sentience of an ancient and eternal forest.”
“My goal is to create an image that would remind you of something that you haven't seen before.”
“You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone whos just going to be a little different than the person in there. If youre going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk with what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate of the future.”

Source : "GOP candidates focus on Louisiana" by John Helton, www.cnn.com. March 24, 2012.
“I've always dreamed of being a 'Burberry Girl', but know it'll never happen, because I'm not British. Still, you can't stop a girl from dreaming. And owning way too many Burberry coats!”
“The apostles had no gold, but lots of glory. We have lots of gold, but no glory.”
“Is there anything more dangerous than an ideologue who doesn't know he's wrong?”

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