"America: the only country in the world where failing to promote yourself is regarded as being arrogant."

-- Garry Trudeau

#Country Quotes #America Quotes #Arrogant Quotes

“My grandfather was a really, really tough no-nonsense factory worker who emigrated from Ireland in about 1900 to Bridgeport, Conn. He had a big effect on me. Those guys who took a great leap out into what they knew not were the ones who were the real stars, the real heroes.”
“The bane of Americans is overwork-and the ruin of any work is a divided interest. Concentrate-concentrate. One thing at a time.”
“There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky!”
“Lately, Ive been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though!”
“Won't you look down upon me Jesus, you've got to help me make a stand. You just got to see me through another day.”

Source : "Song: "Fire and rain" (Album: "Sweet Baby James")". 1970.
“I read while the kids play. I can see them from the kitchen window. And I'm a fast reader.”
“The soul of the slave, the soul of the "little man," is as dear to me as the soul of the great.”
“Hope is a terrible thing, she said. Is it? Yes, it keep you living in another place, a place which doesn't exist. For some people it's better than where they are. For many it's a relief. From life, she said. A relief from life? Is that living? Some people don't have a choice. No and that's awful for them. Hope is better than misery, he said. Or despair. Hope belongs in the same box as despair. Hope is not so bad, he said. At least despair has truth to it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Susan Minot from Dec 16, 2013

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