"Writing means being a fascinated slave to current events."

-- Allan Gurganus

#Writing Quotes #Mean Quotes #Events Quotes

“The most important domestic challenge facing the U.S. at the close of the twentieth century is the re-creation of fatherhood as avital social role for men. At stake is nothing less than the success of the American experiment. For unless we reverse the trend of fatherlessness, no other set of accomplishments--not economic growth or prison construction or welfare reform or better schools--will succeed in arresting the decline of child well-being and the spread of male violence. To tolerate the trend of fatherlessness is to accept the inevitability of continued social recession.”
“No American is prepared to attend his own funeral without the services of highly skilled cosmeticians. Part of the American dream, after all, is to live long and die young.”
“I love playing. In lots of ways, I think having been able to carry on playing purely out of love rather than having to do it for a living means I still love the drums. It helps that, if I don't want to play, I don't really have to! I'm not the best drummer in the world, but it's something I love and enjoy, and that sounds like a good trade.”

Source : Source: www.roland.co.uk
“I would like to perfect the art of being studiously aloof”
“A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend.”
“Heartbreak is the best motivation.”
“You talk too much, you laugh too loud, and that's the price of love.”
“President Obama has a good sense not just of the economic requisites for financial crisis firefighting but also how you build political support for moving forward on reforming the financial system, making sure that the banks are carrying enough capital.”

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