"It is easier to kill what we do not know."

-- Albert Camus

“I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand.”
“I do love the marriage of words and music. I do love them in terms of little snapshots. But, I guess I understand my own internal world, so there's a well to dip into for me that's easier than getting an idea from reading the newspaper.”
“Against spin, my god, he is really a murderer”
“I questioned everything. I didn't see a character developed in Platoon at all. The character in Blue Velvet was much more fascinating to me”
“Liberty? Why it doesn't exist. There is no liberty in this world, just gilded cages.”
“Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's not even clear if catching fish is actually the point.”

Source : John Gierach (2010). “Dances With Trout”, p.210, Simon and Schuster
“Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it.”
“With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower.”

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