"I actually went into writing first to supplement my income, which was a strange thing to do, and actually failed."

-- Steve Toltz

#Writing Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Income Quotes

“Live life messy and love every moment of it.”
“Insofar as one can talk of a Vionnet school, it comes mostly from my having been an enemy of fashion. There is something superficial and volatile about the seasonal and elusive whims of fashion which offends my sense of beauty.”
“The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.”
“When we are placed in a set of circumstances where we have to take initiative and be creative, some of us find it hard to transition. Those people have been trained not to think but to obey orders. They are slaves to the training, unconsciously pledging allegiance to the average. Mentally they recite from the manual of mediocrity.”
“See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places,”

Source : Neal Stephenson (1993). “Snow Crash”, Spectra
“He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity.”
“Your basically saying when your ready to marry somebody your wanting to spend your whole life with them with their flaws and all. If your still testing them then it's something there that needs to be worked out. That really falls on the person doing the test. A lot of times it is based on insecurities.”
“If you're from Africa, why are you white?”

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