"Because the chief commodity a writer has to sell is his courage. And if he has none, he is more than a coward. He is a sellout and a fink and a heretic, because writing is a holy chore."

-- Harlan Ellison

#Writing Quotes #Coward Quotes #Commodity Quotes

“When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.”
“Hip-hop wasn't actually the genre that made me want to make sound, and I couldn't actually really pinpoint what genre it was. Growing up, my favorite music was my parents' music, and eventually I started to develop some taste of my own.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Maybe we should teach schoolchildren probability theory and investment risk management.”
“The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.”

Source : Sharon Salzberg (2008). “Lovingkindness”, p.15, Shambhala Publications
“Golf tip: Lay off for three weeks and then quit for good.”
“I call wild ***** together like Cyrus, And knock off more birds than the West Nile Virus.”
“Every blessed one of you feels better for that burst of laughter.”
“(H)er qualifications for the Supreme Court are non-existent. She is not a brilliant jurist, indeed, has never been a judge. She is not a scholar of the law. Researchers are hard-pressed to dig up an opinion. She has not had a brilliant career in politics, the academy, the corporate world or public forum. Were she not a friend of Bush, and female, she would never have even been considered.”

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