"Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking."

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Source : Edward Dahlberg (1967). “Alms for Oblivion”, U of Minnesota Press

Edward Dahlberg

#Work Quotes #Ocean Quotes #Ambition Quotes

“Just as, at least in one religion, accidia is the first of the cardinal sins, so bordom, and particularly the incredible circumstance of waking up bored, was the only vice Bond utterly condemned.”
“These 'philosophers', etc., seem unaware, to give a specific example, that by teaching and preaching 'identity', which is empirically non-existent in this actual world, they are neurologically training future generations in the pathological identifications found in the 'mentally' ill or maladjusted.”
“There's a moment when you say, "Okay, I'm not going to become a dancer. I'm not going to become a painter." So in a sense, I ended up writing about those big conflicts that I felt.”
“Maybe we should all just listen to records and quit our jobs”
“The image is a great reminder how we create our world through interpretations made up of language and symbols. Our language and symbols are always incomplete versions of a greater reality. Here is why inquiry is such a powerful tool when compared to simple advocacy. Inquiry allows us to discover what might be outside the cave instead of arguing about the shadows on the wall.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“I'm still an actor who wants to work all the time.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Writing isn't a source of pain. It's psychic chemotherapy. It reduces your psychological tumors and relieves your pain.”
“Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place.”

Source : Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.129, Penguin

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