"There's no one more obnoxious and self-righteous than the self-made man. And no one more admirable."

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Source : Joe R. Lansdale (2010). “Mucho Mojo: A Hap and Leonard Novel (2)”, p.101, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Joe R. Lansdale

#Men Quotes #Self Quotes #Made Quotes

“We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.”
“He tries to peel the image from the sticky yellow backing, to show her the next time he sees her, but it clings stubbornly, refusing to detach cleanly from the past.”
“I think it's harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big consequences for saying, 'I'm just going to devote my life to making art,' or 'I'm going to devote my life to writing novels.' You end up with no resources.”

Source : "Dana Spiotta on living the creative life". Interview with Jacket Copy, latimesblogs.latimes.com. August 3, 2011.
“I want to thank all my teammates who scored so many runs and Joe DiMaggio, who ran down so many of my mistakes.”
“What can my enemies do to me? My paradise is in my heart, it is with me wherever I go. To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion. To send me into exile is to send me away in the Path of Allah. And to kill me is to make me a martyr.”
“Persistent calling upon the name of the Lord breaks through every stronghold of the devil, for nothing is impossible with God. For Christians in these troubled times there is simply no other way.”

Source : Jim Cymbala (2010). “Fresh Wind Fresh Fire: What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts of His People”, p.70, ReadHowYouWant.com
“I'm told I either look bigger than I do on television or that I look smaller than I look on television. No one seems to think I look the same size.”

Source : Tacoma News Tribune, blogs.wsj.com. May 23, 2001.
“A show needs time to find an audience, and they're very quick to pull them off the air now.”

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