"I spent the first half of my career learning what to put into my work, and the second half learning what to leave out."

-- Alex Toth

#Careers Quotes #Half Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Escape is not about moving from one place to another. It's about becoming more.”
“I've got a lot to look forward to. I'm trying to be the best father I can, and that's a pretty important role. Some would say it's more important than stopping pucks.”
“To the American people of 1789, their nation promised a new way of life: each individual a free man; each having the right to seek his own happiness; a republican form of government in which the people would be sovereign; and no arbitrary power over people's lives. Less than two hundred years later, almost every aspect of the dream has been lost.”

Source : charles a. reich (1970). “the greening of america”
“There is no cash in battling evil: just the opposite in my experience”
“You know who has tenure? The pope has tenure. The Queen of England has tenure. So does Fidel and the communists - because they represent the people, of course (scoff). Federal judges have tenure as well - no federal judge has ever successfully been removed. And then there's the college professors. Me. How do you like that?”
“What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life.”
“There were definitely parts of my character I didnâ€™t approve of, and maybe from time to time I had moments when I didnâ€™t like myself much. But I got through each day as it came to me, and so far Iâ€™d survived every thing life had thrown at me. I could only hope that the survival was worth the price Iâ€™d paid.”
“To the leaders of the cinema still to come, I can offer only a few words drawn from my modest experience. You must ceaselessly formulate and sharpen your critical views, both of others and of yourselves.”

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