"There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who we are and what this life is for."

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Saul Bellow

#Who We Are Quotes #Life Is Quotes #Longing Quotes

“I remember when I was first starting out in the late 50's, and everybody at that time said rock 'n roll was gonna die. I was 15 years old when I started, and I certainly didn't believe that was true. I thought anything that feels this good and makes me want to tap my foot like this can't be a passing fad like everybody says. Of course, they were wrong, and here we are in the 90's and it's alive and well, and getting programmed all over the country, and really all over the world. So it's been a great journey.”
“The effort must be total for the results to be meaningful.”

Source : "Fictional character: Evelyn 'E.M.' Ashford". TV Movie "Wit", www.imdb.com. March 24, 2001.
“I'm a big believer that good policy is good politics. And so, when it comes to making decisions on policy issues, what I endeavor to do is simply speak the truth.”
“I promised to finish school, so I'll figure it out I guess. Besides, I'm on a special school for musicians and artists, so I'm not the only one with this life style.”

Source : Source: www.independentphilly.com
“You can't truthfully explain your smallest action without fully revealing your character.”
“I had my success too soon. Three books published with Scribners in New York before I was 30.”
“The cost of a semiconductor chip fabrication plant doubles every four years.”
“I'm always the last person they go to with a sequel, because I'm the most skeptical. You know, I'm very proud of what we've done, and I don't want to screw up our series.”

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