"A lot of people measure a man by what he's got. I've decided to measure myself by what I can give up."

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Source : Geoff Nicholson (1995). “Hunters and Gatherers: A Novel”, p.150, The Overlook Press

Geoff Nicholson

#Giving Up Quotes #Men Quotes #People Quotes

“Opus Dei is an efficient machine run to achieve world power.”

Source : "People of God: The Struggle for World Catholicism". Book by Penny Lernoux, 1989.
“The regrets in the theatre have always been the shows that you know ought to have worked but for one reason or another haven't.”
“Magical realism allows an artist like myself to inject layers of meaning without being obvious. In American culture, where there is freedom of expression, this approach may seem forced, unnecessary and misunderstood. But this system of communication has become very Iranian.”
“And if that is the Foremast, what do you think that sail might be called, Mr. Wheeler?" "The Foresail?" "Very good, Mr. Wheeler, and the next one up would be called..." ..."The Next Sail, Sir?" "Alas, no, Mr. Wheeler.”

Source : L. A. Meyer (2007). “Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber”, p.117, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“You cannot be creative with people around you.”
“Truth is in things, and not in words.”
“Broke is a Hollywood term!”
“To sense when a teenager needs understanding and when misunderstanding is a difficult and delicate task. The sad truth is that no matter how wise we are, we cannot be right for any length of time in our teenagers' eyes.”

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