"My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day? Part of the reason was to keep the family going - to keep me going. I realized that, although we had different values derived from different cultures and wouldn't agree on certain issues, they were good people, incredible people, and I loved and respected them."

-- Harvey Pekar

#Issues Quotes #Long Quotes #People Quotes

“Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.”
“There is a difference between conceit and confidence.”
“A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself”
“Disharmony that comes from circumstances that are valid has tension, poignancy, quality, and beauty.”
“Get wreck in the kitchen like she on the Cooking Channel, And then hide the heat in the car door... God damn, she's a mother-to-be, ya hope for twins, Give me a whole tribe! And be as sexy as Janet was on the cover of Vibe.”
“Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent of the vote.”
“Only nine States have been represented since my arrival till within three days. There are now Eleven States barely represented. This tardiness in the States or their Delegates, besides retarding the most important Business makes it exceeding fatiguing to those that do attend.”
“There is no doubt that the foundation of being a great yoga teacher is being a great yoga student.”

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