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Warren MacKenzie

"We [with Alix MacKenzie] had decided we needed further training, and certainly Leach was the one we turned to. So we went to England this summer and we took examples of our work along with us and showed them to Bernard Leach and told him what we were trying to do. And of course he took one look at our work and he said - very quickly he said, "I'm sorry, we're full up," and this was his way of politely saying, you just don't make the cut."

-- Warren MacKenzie

#Summer Quotes #Sorry Quotes #Cutting Quotes

“They say a good man is worth fighting for. But a man who's good for YOU shouldn't make you fight just for the right to be in his life.”
“Fine things in wood are important, not only aesthetically, as oddities or rarities, but because we are becoming aware of the fact that much of our life is spent buying and discarding, and buying again, things that are not good. Some of us long to have at least something, somewhere, which will give us harmony and a sense of durabilityâ€”I wonâ€™t say permanence, but durabilityâ€”things that, through the years, become more and more beautiful, things we can leave to our children.”
“We are always chasing after things that other companies won't touch. That is a big secret to our success.”
“You can't travel the back roads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or recognition. The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. Some people out there spend their whole lives selflessly.”
“Remember, Lord, my ship is small and thy sea is so wide!”

Source : Joshua Slocum, Applewood Books (CRT) (2006). “Sailing Alone Around the World”, p.98, Applewood Books
“I'm very fortunate to have the privilege of working with directors like Bill Condon and Paul Thomas Anderson, who I think is one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A rock musician's career is short-lived. To extend it, you need to do other things to keep yourself fresh.”
“. . . well publicized facts are always the bane to the mind controllers.”

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