"I see the notion of talent as quite irrelevant. I see instead perseverance, application, industry, assiduity, will, will, will, desire, desire, desire."

-- Gordon Lish

#Perseverance Quotes #Fun Quotes #Desire Quotes

“Free enterprise, individual opportunity, limited government. They made America great; only they can keep America strong.”
“I learned very quickly that if you just go out and make something and maybe fail at it or you just learn how to edit it yourself. I edited my last films. You just do it yourself. You feel so creatively empowered and you're controlling your own destiny as artists.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“For people who are displaced, you can reconstruct the story of your life from the objects you have access to, but if you don't have the objects then there are holes in your life. This is why people in Bosnia - if anyone was running back into a burning house, it was to salvage photos.”
“Atheist isn't really the right word because they tended to believe in some sort of Enlightenment, capital 'N' Nature kind of god. But these were people who in their times were criticized as infidels.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I think there should be some way to find some kind of reasonable accommodation that allows the state to continue to say, you know, that women's rights supersede any kind of a cultural custom that's oppressive to women, but also potentially allows a woman to take the oath, I don't know, in a separate room. It would be up to the court to find some kind of cultural accommodation.”

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“So easily do weak men put in high positions turn villains.”
“Beatles, women and children first!”
“I'll miss all my teammates.Â I'll miss Elvis (Andrus) and (Adrian) Beltre, Mitch (Moreland), Matt Harrison and [manager Ron] Washington.Â To be honest with you, I hope they go 0-162.Â I got friends, and I love my friends, but I hope they lose their ass.”

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