"I think the greatest taboos in America are faith and failure."

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Source : The Guardian (London), July 7, 1989.

#Faith Quotes #Failure Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Men famed for wit, of dangerous talents vain, Treat those of common parts with proud disdain; The powers that wisdom would, improving, hide, They blaze abroad, with inconsid'rate pride; While yet but mere probationers for fame, They seize the honor they should then disclaim: Honor so hurried to the light must fade, The lasting laurels nourish in the shade.”

Source : George Crabbe (1839). “The Poetical Works of Crabbe, Heber, and Pollok: Complete in One Volume”, p.158
“A perfect tragedy is the noblest production of human nature.”
“You are the world. When you transform yourself, the world you live in will also be transformed.”
“We recived our colouring from the Norsemen,hairy savages who hacked their gods to pieces and hung the flesh from trees.We are the ones who sacked Rome.Fear only feeble old age and death in bed.Don't forget who you are.”
“I've always thought that art is a lie, an interesting lie. And I'll sort of listen to the "lie" and try to imagine the world which makes that lie true...what that world must be like, and what would have to happen for us to get from this world to that one.”
“There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes.”
“There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot.”
“Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.”

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