"Where self-interest is violently suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control which dries up the wellsprings of initiative and creativity."

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P. J. O'Rourke

#Creativity Quotes #Self Quotes #Initiative Quotes

“There has to be a common sense cutoff for craziness, and when that threshold is exceeded, then the criteria for publication should get far, far more stringent.”
“Musically, I want to graduate and become one of the greatest. You can't do that just spitting punchlines. I respect those people who say they love that old style, but it would be greedy of them to want me to stay that same person.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I think it has sullied his presidency. As brilliant a politician as Bill Clinton is, as magnetic a personality as he can be, there is one little screw loose somewhere.”
“It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable”
“Don't be put off by someone telling you that your image looks too digital; maybe that's the way it's supposed to look.”

Source : "'A lot of art people hate Photoshop... bollocks to that'". Interview with Natalie Hanman, www.theguardian.com. August 31, 2007.
“Your emotions are your inner guidance system. They alone will let you know whether you are living in an environment of biochemical health or in an environment of biochemical distress. Understanding how your thoughts and your emotions affect every single hormone and cell in your body, and knowing how to change them in a way that is health-enhancing, gives you access to the most powerful and empowering health-creating secret on earth.”

Source : Christiane Northrup (2001). “The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change”, Bantam
“It may well seem that Plato does suggest techne is the best model for moral knowledge. In other words, it may seem that his goal is to establish an expert or authority in the field of the good-bad, just-unjust.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“Lyrics should not need to stand on their own; many of [Bob] Dylan's do, but in common with other great lyricists, he has written plenty that falters on the page but soars in song.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com

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