"Nothing quite brings out the zest for life in a person like the thought of their impending death"

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Source : "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac". Comic book by Jhonen Vasquez,

Jhonen Vasquez

#Zest Quotes #Death And Dying Quotes #Persons Quotes

“I think that the major message of my life and what I hope to be remembered for is someone who managed to change the social sexual values of his time absolutely.”
“When you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside. It isn't like that at all. It may be more difficult now, and take longer than when I started to write, but there's a great, empty warehouse out there looking for simple talent.”
“Writing and producing the show is an intellectual process. Performing the show is far more athletic and intuitive, because you don't get to do it twice. It helps if you've done whatever the old saw is, 10,000 hours of it. Because I've done 10,000 hours of comedy, I have this database in my mind of what works and what doesn't work.”
“The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend.”
“I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.”
“Even the upper end of the river believes in the ocean.”

Source : William Stafford (1998). “The Way It Is: New and Selected Poems”, Graywolf Press
“Do not say that! How few are the Romans and how numerous are we ! 'An army's strength lies not in numbers of men but in Allah's help, and its weakness lies in being forsaken by Allah”
“Although the United States has made tremendous progress cleaning up its water by removing billions of pounds of pollutants and doubling the number of waterways safe for fishing and swimming, a majority of Americans live within 10 miles of a polluted lake, river, stream or coastal area.”

Source : "EPA says U.S. economy depends on clean water". www.cnn.com. June 9, 2000.

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