"Iqbal, that great poet, was so right. The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave. To hell with the Naxals and their guns shipped from China. If you taught every poor boy how to paint, that would be the end of the rich in India."

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Source : Aravind Adiga (2008). “The White Tiger”, p.163, Atlantic Books Ltd

Aravind Adiga

#Beautiful Quotes #Gun Quotes #Boys Quotes

“I'm not the kind of artist that wants to get a sound, refine it, and do it 'til I'm 50 so that it's the purest amber of my one way.”

Source : "Doseone" by Chris Dahlen, pitchfork.com. March 6, 2005.
“If we can stop, listen, and think about what others are seeing in us, we have a great opportunity. We can compare the self that we want to be with the self that we are presenting to the rest of the world. We can then begin to make the real changes that are needed to close the gap between our stated values and our actual behavior.”

Source : Marshall Goldsmith (2010). “What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful”, p.125, Profile Books
“Abigail Adams could become my favorite historical sleuth.”
“If Allah created you for this world, He would have created you without death.”
“All good art is an indiscretion.”
“We settled Mama into the wheelchair and loaded her down with both our pocketbooks and a vase of flowers I had picked to present to our host in hopes of softening the effects of any opinions Mama might vent during the evening.”

Source : Bailey White (2009). “Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living”, p.22, Da Capo Press
“January is the month for dreaming.”

Source : Jean Hersey (1964). “A Sense of Seasons”
“My New Obsession... is YOUR DESTRUCTION!!”

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