"Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved it's possible to be an artist and a good person."

-- Connie Willis

#Art Quotes #Hero Quotes #I Love Him Quotes

“As you get older your willingness to tell more of the truth is awakened and you don't have to think about it or imagine it because now you know this to be true.”

Source : Source: lasentinel.net
“With respect to Great Britain, I have a dream, by the way: that the Brits will see that the EU is changing, and change their minds. And then remain in the EU or return to the EU. I am not giving up hope.”

Source : Source: uk.businessinsider.com
“Alcohol didn't cause the high crime rates of the '20s and '30s, Prohibition did. And drugs do not cause today's alarming crime rates, but drug prohibition does.”
“I can get a firestorm going anywhere in the United States by saying 'O.J.'”

Source : "F. Lee Bailey: Paper proves OJ Simpson's innocence". www.foxnews.com. January 11, 2011.
“What would the Russian Bear and the American Eagle do if they discovered our paradise? Our secrecy is our shield!”
“There are two things that matter in a criminal investigation of a subject.What did the person do, and when they did that thing, what were they thinking? When you look at the hundred-years-plus of the Justice Department investigation and prosecution of mishandling of classified information, those two questions are obviously present.”

Source : Source: uk.businessinsider.com
“It's hard being quiet when one's imagination is so loud”
“Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner.”

Source : Joe Dunthorne (2011). “Submarine”, p.13, Penguin UK

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