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“To the revolutionary mind the American vista must have been almost as incredible as Genghis Khan's first view of China - so rich, so soft, so unaware.”
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“I chose Real Madrid instead of Barcelona because I'm a winner, not a loser”
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“Writing a new film about cereal killers. Not serial killers, cereal killers. The main character can eat two, three boxes at a time.”
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“The experienced, wise, energetic, intelligent individual functioning in a loose coalition with others in a wide network is far more effective than he is in a tightly organized group.”
Source : John C. Lilly, Antonietta Lilly (1976). “The Dyadic Cyclone: The Autobiography of a Couple”
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“How many people does each of us know who claim to seek happiness but freely choose paths inevitably leading to misery?”
Source : Theodore Dalrymple (2005). “Our Culture, What's Left of it: The Mandarins and the Masses”, Ivan R Dee
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“Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don't make compromises. Don't worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned with doing good work ... and if you can build a good name, eventually that name will be its own currency.”
Source : "Patti Smith: Advice to the Young". Patti Smith's interview with Christian Lund at the Louisiana Literature festival at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, vimeo.com. August 24, 2012.
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“What we look for does not come to pass; God finds a way for what none foresaw.”
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“To be honest, I think kids have got a lot more going on than adults. They've got their heads screwed on a lot better.”