"Each neighborhood of the city appeared to be made of a different substance, each seemed to have a different air pressure, a different psychic weight: the bright lights and shuttered shops, the housing projects and luxury hotels, the fire escapes and city parks."

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Source : Teju Cole (2011). “Open City: A Novel”, p.11, Random House

Teju Cole

#Light Quotes #Air Quotes #Psychics Quotes

“Abstract art places a new world, which on the surface has nothing to do with 'reality,' next to the 'real' world.”
“As early as 1776, [John Adams] expressed his doubts about America's capacity for virtue. "I have seen all along my Life, Such Selfishness, and Littleness even in New England, that I sometimes tremble to think that, altho We are engaged in the best Cause that ever employed the Human Heart, yet the Prospect of success is doubtfull not for Want of Power or of Wisdom, but of Virtue."”

Source : Source: www.theimaginativeconservative.org
“Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.”
“Too many locks, not enough keys.”
“I'll be there for you, as long as it works for me. I play a game, its called insincerity.”
“Josh Brolin is an actor that I really, really like; he's fantastic. I worked with him once; he's a really great actor.”
“I don't go see big, silly movies. I like small things about regular folks, you know?”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Of all the things that your company owns, brands are far and away the most important and the toughest. Founders die. Factories burn down. Machinery wears out. Inventories get depleted. Technology becomes obsolete. Brand loyalty is the only sound foundation on which business leaders can build enduring, profitable growth.”

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