"After I graduated from the University of Glasgow, I was a self-employed archaeologist going from dig to dig around Scotland, and it was not well-paid. I was an excavator, not a lecturer as well, so paying rent on a flat was tricky. In the end I decided to retrain as a journalist as I couldn't see a future in it."

-- Neil Oliver

#Self Quotes #Scotland Quotes #Ends Quotes

“I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.”

Source : Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1953). “Have We the Courage to be Free?”
“This life is the only hell believers will ever know. But for those who die in their sins, this is their only heaven.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ray Comfort from Mar 23, 2013
“In terms of my inspirations to become an artist, I think they come from early ideas and impressions about community, and the type of community I wanted to be in, and the type of thinking I wanted to do.”

Source : Interview with Rachel Kushner, www.believermag.com. May 2003.
“Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.”

Source : Vittorio Alfieri, Charles Lloyd (1876). “Philip”
“Thereâ€™s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there arenâ€™t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for me to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? Whatâ€™s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed or enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt.”
“I do know how to treat people and that is treat them the way I want to be treated. So when I extend that respect and that consideration that I would like to have, there is a certain amount of reciprocating. Some of the senators have even said words to the effect to me of "I can't dislike you as much as I wish that I did".”

Source : "The Maverick of Omaha". Interview With Michael Beckel, www.motherjones.com. January 5, 2006.
“The mantra I used was 'find a way.'”
“I like to dress pretty basic during the day, but with a sophisticated bohemian spin, and sometimes a little rock chic. At night I like to go glamorous.”

Source : "Model Minute: Alessandra Ambrosio Loves Melissa's Shoes". Interview with Chrissy Rutherford, www.harpersbazaar.com. August 7, 2012.

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