"Writing is the only trade I know of in which sniveling confessions of extreme incompetence are taken as credentials probative of powers to astound the multitude."

-- George V. Higgins

#Taken Quotes #Writing Quotes #Incompetence Quotes

“Nothing can take your joy; you have to give it away. You're in complete control of your happiness.”
“You push so far past the normal boundaries of whatâ€™s O.K. in society. Iâ€™m always fully aware of, â€˜You canâ€™t do thisâ€™â€¦ When someone really believes in what theyâ€™re saying, but itâ€™s crazy, itâ€™s like my favorite thing on earthâ€¦ [But] Crazyâ€™s just crazy and thereâ€™s nowhere to go. You can have a point of view, it can be very strange, but we have to know your reasoning.”
“In all my work, I'm interested in trying to understand the human consequences of government policies.”
“Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.”
“No matter how much we try to run away from this thirst for the answer to life, for the meaning of life, the intensity only gets stronger and stronger. We cannot escape these spiritual hungers.”
“What I said was, the NSA does not voyeuristically pore through U.S. citizens' e-mails. I stand by that.”
“Christianity is a very historical religion - it makes specific claims that are open to testing.”
“All people hope Islam helps everything in life. Islam will make jobs. Islam will make freedom. Islam will make everything.”

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