"...I doubt very seriously whether anyone will hire me.' What do you mean, babe? You a fine boy with a good education.' Employers sense in me a denial of their values.' He rolled over onto his back. 'They fear me. I suspect that they can see that I am forced to function in a century I loathe. This was true even when I worked for the New Orleans Public Library."

-- John Kennedy Toole

#Work Quotes #Mean Quotes #Boys Quotes

“In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer.”

Source : Interview with Andy Battaglia, www.avclub.com. June 16, 2004.
“Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.”
“Adversity challenges the masks we hide behind, revealing sides of ourselves we have not yet comfortably with the world outside. It is why we dislike adversity, because we have to face what we don't yet understand about ourselves.”
“The purposes of God point to one simple end-that we should be as he is, think the same thoughts, mean the same things, possess the same blessedness.”
“Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.”
“The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment.”
“Weâ€™re super fortunate in Pearl Jam to have such loyal fans...who really want to come & see us play.”
“The vulgar mind always mistakes the exceptional for the important.”

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