"An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a man with a picture gallery at the price of cutting out his eyes."

-- Ayn Rand

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“I'm very happy for whatever plaudits might come the way of my work, but I never ever sit down to write x with y in view - whether it's a reader, a prize or a sale.”
“Amma Theodora said: A certain monk, afflicted by many sorrows, said to himself, "Leave this place." With these words he began to put his sandals on his feet, and suddenly he saw the devil in the form of a man sitting in the corner of his cell. The devil was also putting on his sandals. He said to the monk, "Are you leaving here because of me? Well then, wherever you go, I will be there before you."”
“I think Australians like a bit of vulgarity”
“This (America) is a land of rich diversity, from the towering skyscrapers of Manhatan all the way to the towering mounds of garbage piled up next to the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan.”
“I play computer games, watch TV and do what normal people do.”

Source : "Gareth Bale's best friend ditches job and girlfriend to join footballer at Real Madrid" by Nick Dorman, www.mirror.co.uk. September 8, 2013.
“Mengistu does not understand the meaning of self-determination, either historically or in the abstract. He cannot conceive of a nation as anything but an absolute centralized authority, totalitarianism, for his rule is nothing less than that now.”
“I'm the last person who has any desire to instruct anybody in shame. That's no errand for me.”

Source : Interview with David Steinberg, www.nearbycafe.com. May 25, 1994.
“Realize that ultimate success comes from opportunistic,bold moves which by definition, cannot be planned.”

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