"Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting."

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Source : Cormac McCarthy (2012). “All the Pretty Horses”, p.244, Pan Macmillan

Cormac McCarthy

#Lying Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Wish Quotes

“Only thing worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman who lives in Canada”
“Profit sharing in the form of stock distributions to workers would help to democratize the ownership of America's vast corporate wealth which is today appallingly undemocratic and unhealthy.”
“Quinn's First Law of Investing is never to buy anything whose price you can't follow in the newspapers. An investment without a public marketplace attracts the fabulists the way picnics attract ants. Stock brokers and financial planners can tell you anything they want, because no one really knows what's true. The First Corollary to Quinn's First Law states that, even when the price is in the newspapers, you shouldn't buy anything too complex to explain to the average 12-year-old.”

Source : Jane Bryant Quinn (1997). “Making the Most of Your Money”, p.789, Simon and Schuster
“I hate this argument that says little Britain or something outside, or Britain is part of a wider Europe. We can both be within our trading relationships within Europe but we can also be a fantastic global trader.”

Source : "Cabinet minister considered resigning over EU budget revolt, says Tory MP" by Nicholas Watt, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2012.
“Books everywhere. On the shelves and on the small space above the rows of books and all along the floor and under chairs, books that I have read, books that I have not read.”
“The fabric of democracy is always fragile everywhere because it depends on the will of citizens to protect it, and when they become scared, when it becomes dangerous for them to defend it, it can go very quickly.”

Source : "Margaret Atwood Interview". Interview with Matthew Rothschild, progressive.org. December 2, 2010.
“The (Academy Award) ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons.”

Source : "Oscar no-shows: 9 Hollywood stars who snubbed the Academy Awards" by Gina Vivinetto, www.today.com. February 21, 2017.
“The first time I was homeless was when I went to Atlanta. I was in a homeless shelter, then when I got a job I used to miss the curfew for the shelter. So I ended up sleeping outside in the streets.”

Source : "Jay Electronica says 'my dreams are coming true'" by Shaheem Reid, www.mtv.com. February 18, 2010.

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