"Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks. Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their lazy characters. Maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink."

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Source : George Jones (2014). “I Lived to Tell It All”, p.204, Dell

George Jones

#Drinking Quotes #Character Quotes #Lazy Quotes

“Something which is against natural laws seems to me rather out of the question because it would be a depressive idea about God. It would make God smaller than he must be assumed. When he stated that these laws hold, then they hold, and he wouldn't make exceptions. This is too human an idea. Humans do such things, but not God.”
“If you look back at my story, it doesnâ€™t matter where you look, but Godâ€™s fingerprints are all over the place.”

Source : "The Jeremy Lin show lands in Toronto to face the Raptors". Press Conference, nationalpost.com. February 14, 2012.
“Something happens when your subconscious goes to work... That's why 'Sleep on it' is an adage.”
“If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary. If you are tremendously successful, and you're black, you are extraordinary, or you wouldn't stand out in this world.”
“By choosing integrity, I become more whole, but wholeness does not mean perfection. It means becoming more real by acknowledging the whole of who I am.”
“If ever I feel I might be able to tackle it, I'd love to try holding a spear or something in the theater, or opening a door, or anything, just to try it, you know, because it must be some marvelous magic thing.”
“I was an incredibly misanthrope. I couldn't relate to people my age, and I'm not sure why, as I wasn't particularly smart or interesting”
“Even the truth, when believed, is a lie. You must experience the truth, not believe it.”

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