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“During my last year of college I wrote the same ten pages over and over again. Those ten pages became the first few pages of my first novel. I can still recite the opening paragraph from memory - only now I cringe when I do it because they are - surprise! - a classic example of overwriting, in addition to being a more than a little pretentious.”
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“Teaching is the highest form of understanding.”
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“We want to explore. We're curious people. Look back over history, people have put their lives at stake to go out and explore ... We believe in what we're doing. Now it's time to go.”
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“Before starting work go thru all the former material. Many things of vital importance have been lost sight of.”
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“I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.”
Source : Miles Davis, Quincy Troupe (1990). “Miles”, Simon and Schuster
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“Every right is married to a duty, every freedom owes a corresponding responsibility.”
Source : Russell Kirk (1996). “Redeeming the Time”, Isi Books
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“It was strange how words meant something when they came out of your mouth. Inside your head they were safe and silent, but once they were outside, people grabbed hold of them.”
Source : Jenny Downham (2010). “You Against Me”, p.13, Random House
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“Bentley and Lamborghini have been achieving record sales for years. This doesn't support the notion that these models are suddenly social pariahs. There will always be a place for these kinds of cars.”