"One of the great pressures we're facing in journalism now is it's a lot cheaper to hire thumb suckers and pundits and have talk shows on the air than actually have bureaus and reporters"

-- Walter Isaacson

#Air Quotes #Thumbs Quotes #Pressure Quotes

“An artisan without memories, whose only dream was to die of fatigue in the oblivion and misery of his little gold fishes.”
“Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.”
“Hold your head high heavy heart.”
“Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving-seat.”
“But I killed you,â€ Alyss said. â€œDid you?â€ Red turned to The Cat. â€œWhy wasnâ€™t I informed?”
“That's how it always is in the entertainment industry, your feet are always treading Jello.”
“It is convenient for the old men to blame Eve. To insist we are damned because a country girl talked to the snake one afternoon long ago. Children must starve in Somalia for that, and old women be abandoned in our greatest cities. Itâ€™s why we will finally be thrown into the lakes of molten lead. Because she was confused by happiness that first time anyone said she was beautiful. Nevertheless, she must be the issue, so people wonâ€™t notice that rocks and galaxies, mathematics and rust are also created in His image.”

Source : Jack Gilbert (2012). “Collected Poems”, p.382, Knopf
“children need truly evolved people - not other, larger children - as parents. Therefore, don't have a child until you've forged your own identity, can support yourself, and have already begun the work of creating or maintaining an extended family.”

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