"I despise my own nation most. Because I know it best. Because I still love it, suffering from Hope. For me, that's patrotism."

-- Edward Abbey

#Suffering Quotes #Despise Quotes #Stills Quotes

“I've done so many funny jobs. I worked at a farmer's market through high school. I worked in the stock room of Ralph Lauren. I graduated to salesperson at Ralph Lauren, which was a big deal to me. I've been a P.A. I've been a stand-in. I've been an assistant's assistant.”
“Weaknesses in men of genius are usually an exaggeration of their personal feeling; in the hands of feeble imitators they become the most flagrant blunders. Entire schools have been founded on misinterpretations of certain aspects of the masters. Lamentable mistakes have resulted from the thoughtless enthusiasm with which men have sought inspiration from the worst qualities of remarkable artists because they are unable to reproduce the sublime elements in their work.”
“I donâ€™t want kids to think itâ€™s okay to drop out of school and get high, and theyâ€™ll be famous actors, too,”
“Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.”

Source : Norman Douglas (1922). “Alone”
“Without trust, there can be no loyalty - and without loyalty, there can be no true growth.”
“I'm an atheist. But I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don't believe in God. We celebrate pretty much every religion in our family with the kids. They love it, and when they say, 'Are we Jewish?' or 'Are we Catholic?' I say, 'Well, I'm not, but you can choose when you're 18. But isn't this fun that we do seders and the Advent calendar?'”
“Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible.”
“I like to practice being still and I feel like that promotes a lot of positivity.”

Source : Source: www.hiphopcanada.com

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