"The most familiar quotations are the most likely to be misquoted. Some misquotations are still variable, some have settled down to false versions that have obscured the true ones. They have passed over from literature into speech."

-- Carl Clinton Van Doren

#Literature Quotes #Variables Quotes #Speech Quotes

“Art is a by-product of an honest and successful attempt to do something well.”
“Let me explain something you already know. I'm from Texas and we understand the nature of a border. From what I've seen, vigilant Texans are being ordered to stand down and allow criminals to pass. Mr. President, prepare to see Texans ignoring those orders.”
“They say you are not you except in terms of relation to other people. If there weren't any other people there wouldn't be any you because what you do, which is what you are, only has meaning in relation to other people.”
“Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.”
“If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.”

Source : "Who Am the World's Foremost Authority? A Lesson from Professor Irwin Corey" by Jim Kniphel, www.nypress.com. January 13, 2001.
“Since your time is your main involvement here - I mean, the clay doesn't cost very much. Even the glaze and the firing doesn't cost a great deal. But your time is the cost, and if you can keep your time to a minimum and still come out with the results you want, that means the pots can be sold for an economic price.”
“Things worth having don't come easy," Woods said. "You have to fight for it until you're tired of fighting, and then you take a breather and fight some more." He squeezed my shoulder. "Don't give up. You'll regret it.”

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