"I think the American people lose a large part of the joy of life because they do not live for generations in the same place."

-- Douglas Southall Freeman

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Joy Quotes

“I hated childhood / I hate adulthood / And I love being alive.”
“Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of the author's own personality.”
“Of course the sands of Present Time are running out from under our feet. And why not? The Great Conundrum: 'What are we here for?' is all that ever held us here in the first place. Fear. The answer to the Riddle of the Ages has actually been out in the street since the First Step in Space. Who runs may read but few people run fast enough. What are we here for? Does the great metaphysical nut revolve around that? Well, I'll crack it for you, right now. What are we here for? We are here to go!”

Source : Brion Gysin (2015). “Back in No Time: The Brion Gysin Reader”, p.174, Wesleyan University Press
“What you do, you don't think of as a product”
“Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Just when you think you know something, it gets turned around and challenged in some way. But those changes are welcome because you end up learning more.”

Source : Frank Herbert (2008). “God Emperor of Dune”, p.203, Penguin
“Learning something new is fun,”
“If forced to travel on an airplane, try and get in the cabin with the Captain, so you can keep an eye on him and nudge him if he falls asleep or point out any mountains looming up ahead ...”

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