"Professionalism in tennis ... only resulted in making billionaires out of rude children, producing an onslaught of moody defectors, and a lot of guys with hair that looks as if bats slept in it... Meanwhile, my head swims with the thought that I have watched tennis progress from Don Budge and Alice Marble to Farrah Fawcett becoming John McEnroe's mother-in-law."

-- Dan Jenkins

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Hair Quotes

“If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.”

Source : Christopher Dawson, Robert Royal (2009). “Enquiries Into Religion and Culture (The Works of Christopher Dawson)”, p.260, CUA Press
“An artist cannot be responsible for what people make of their art. An audience loathe giving up preconceived images of an artist”
“I can't believe I actually was in my own movie.”
“Seriously, if you want to get inside the head of a stand-up comic, you could do a lot worse than reading Steve Martin's Born Standing Up, all about how he developed his career and his creativity as a comedian. Lots of what he talks about is relevant to anyone in the creative arts - you find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.”

Source : Source: www.roland.co.uk
“The truth of practical intellect is understood not as conformity to an extramental being but as conformity to a right desire; the end is no longer to know what is, but to bring into existence that which is not yet.”
“The choice of a point of view is the initial act of a culture.”
“I am at peace with God and all mankind.”
“I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine.”

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