"Perpetual optimism is annoying. It is a sign that you are not paying attention."

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Source : "Liberties; Colin Powell Rules!". www.nytimes.com. September 17, 1995.

Maureen Dowd

#Optimism Quotes #Attention Quotes #Annoying Quotes

“In order to be a good writer, you've got to be a bad boss. Self-discipline and stamina are the two major arms in a writer's arsenal.”
“Why I'm interested in filmmaking is because a moving image is very, very powerful when it comes to changing human behavior.”
“Thou art to me a delicious torment.”
“At first, being with Sebastian was like being in the middle of the best dream I'd ever had - but now it mostly feels exhausting. I'm up one minute and down the next; questioning what I say and do. Even questioning my sanity.”
“Painting seems an old man's business. After a certain time you're out of it, and you just paint masterpieces.”
“Director Gary Ross has created an adaptation that is faithful in both narrative and theme, but he's also brought a rich and powerful vision of Panem, its brutality and excesses, to the film as well. His world building's fantastic, whether it be the Seam or the Capitol.”
“There is, as yet, no sense of pride in the husbandry of wild plants and animals, no sense of shame in the proprietorship of a sick landscape. We tilt windmills in behalf of conservation in convention halls and editorial offices, but on the back forty we disclaim even owning a lance.”
“God Himself heals the proud. This means that inner sorrows (by which pride is healed) are sent to us by God, for the proud man will not suffer anything from others. But the humble person will endure everything, and will always say, 'I deserve this.'”

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