"Good writing is the hardest form of thinking."

-- Pat Conroy

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Form Quotes

“Over this August district work period, like many of my colleagues, I spent a lot of time with the men and women in uniform from my home State. The 196th Field Artillery Brigade just got back from a year in Afghanistan.”
“Mass democracy guarantees stupidity. Masses of people, even if they're individually intelligent, can only act stupidly.”
“It's very embarrassing to be put on the spot.”
“Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.”

Source : Marya Mannes (1971). “Out of my time”
“I've been in a car three or four times when it filled with water and it's not a comfortable feeling.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Hogan's Heroes' lasted longer than the war.”
“You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.”
“Well we didn't look at it like that. We looked at it: "Why Carolyn Maloney?" Of course, we didn't know about Caroline Kennedy, but we do know and have - this is not against somebody, this is for somebody who we know has had a proven record. It's 16 years in the House, 10 years on the City Council of New York City, that she has shown her determination to pass legislation. She is - she knows how a legislature works.”

Source : Interview with Joanne Bamberger, www.blogher.com. December 22, 2008.

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