"You have to do something bad to do something good."

-- Jonathan Safran Foer

“It is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple: one must be a woman manly, or a man womanly.”

Source : Virginia Woolf, Morag Shiach (1998). “A Room of One's Own: And, Three Guineas”, p.136
“Life is not about what you can accumulate. I learned to live when I learned to give.”
“The surest sign of fitness is success.”
“Well, anytime I make a movie, I like to load it up with more things than you could ever catch on the first viewing.”
“Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.”
“Hearing Oscar Peterson was something that resonated within me. There are so many musicians I've been fortunate to play with. The people that inspire me are the people I play with.”
“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”
“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”

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