"A man was the sum of his limits; freedom only made him see how much so."

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Source : "Typical American". Book by Gish Jen, 1991.

Gish Jen

#Men Quotes #Limits Quotes #Made Quotes

“It's a lifestyle, it's something you do the rest of your life," LaLanne said. "How long are you going to keep breathing? How long do you keep eating? You just do it.”
“I spent more time in a van then in my mom's womb.”
“You treat people with dignity and respect and they give it right back to you.”
“My current goal is to change the way we think about antitrust and anti-monopoly.”
“For me and my films, I want my audience to experience cinema in its full glory. It's not just visual, it's audio as well. It's emotional, and I want you to be engaged with not just the scene but with the characters.”
“Rather than compare yourself to others, compare your present progress with your potential.”
“We know that they cannot bear their share of the taxes to help pay for their education. And unless those children get a good education we know that they become dropouts and they become delinquents and they become taxeaters instead of taxpayers. We know that they will join the unemployed. That is why we put top priority on breaking the vicious cycle that today threatens the future of 5 million children in this great land of opportunity which we talk about so much.”
“Thereâ€™s always some level of optimism in every single song.”

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