"I wanted to be a writer that had an impact. I wanted, and still I say the same thing, I want to write books that change people's lives, change how we think and live and read and write. I wanna write books that are read in 50 or 100 years."

-- James Frey

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“I realized early on, maybe better than some of my competitors did, that a textile business can run only if you have scale. I decided to horizontally and vertically integrate, adding everything from spinning, dyeing, weaving, and stitching to processing and packing.”
“I have felt an urgency to counsel each of us to seek the higher ground---the refuge and eternal protection of the temple.”
“Death can be more exciting than life.”
“I think music should be experienced by people all ages.”
“Being a good psychoanalyst has the same disadvantage as being a good parent: The children desert one as they grow up.”
“They have rights who dare maintain them.”
“Whereas women are most turned on by a man's depth of presence, men are most turned on by a woman's radiance and energy: how she moves, moans, smiles, and opens in love.”
“At the end of every day, having a clientele that speaks well of you, that's the largest source of business. I don't care what kind of business you're in. Clients referring us to their friends or relatives is so much more powerful than any advertising we could ever do.”

Source : "Chron 200 / Interview with CEO of the Year Charles Schwab". San Francisco Chronicle Interview, www.sfgate.com. April 9, 2007.

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