"One of my pet theories is that readers have built-in BS detectors that enable them to recognize insincerity in writers. David [Halberstam] was sincerity to the core. He believed in what he wrote, and that conviction conveyed itself to readers."

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Source : "David Halberstam". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. April 24, 2007.

Jonathan Yardley

#Pet Quotes #Sincerity Quotes #Conviction Quotes

“One of my central philosophies is to be creatively driven so I have to be extraordinarily creative in the way I get things done and I have to be really flexible. Striving for the best creativity can be a really moving target if you're trying to budget anything because if you come up with a better idea for something and it's going to make the movie stronger then you have to do it. And that's what I do. The difficulty is that you have to use more judgement as a producer then you might in other places. I have to make unbelievably great creative decisions.”
“I think that every job that you can save is important. Every job that you can create is very important and it should not be the number one reason why we invest in infrastructure to create jobs.”
“By embracing your mother wound as your yoga, you transform what has been a hindrance in your life into a teacher of the heart.”
“The Dark Side of the Moon has flash - the true flash that comes from the excellence of a superb performance.”
“You are my everlasting home. Don't you ever be afraid. I am enough. We are enough.”
“If you can't write like New York, you have no business living in New York and making New York the locale of your stories.”
“Drag shows are one of my favorite things in the world. As a straight man I love going to gay bars. People at gay bars just love to dance.”
“Unless we are really trusting Him, where does the praise come in? This peace the Savior gives is not an artificial one. It is so deep that even the devil can't disturb it. You can't hear things in the Spirit while you have any turmoil or fear in you. You can't take a shade of fear into the presence of God.”

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