"A proper autobiography is a death-bed confession. A true man finds so much work to do that he has no time to contemplate his yesterdays; for to-day and to-morrow are here, with their impatient tasks. The world is so busy, too, that it cannot afford to study any man's unfinished work; for the end may prove it a failure, and the world needs masterpieces."

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Source : Mary Antin (2013). “The Promised Land”, p.12, Courier Corporation

Mary Antin

#Men Quotes #Yesterday Quotes #Tasks Quotes

“Well, I've been blessed with good hair, or at least some people think it is. It is the way it is, sort of does what it wants to. So, yeah, I guess it is [a metaphor for your views on art and life].”
“It's kinda cool seeing people having real fights with people they really know.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Revenge is simply justice with teeth.”

Source : Simon R. Green (2012). “The Bride Wore Black Leather”, p.211, Penguin
“Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation. Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race.”
“I play with a fear of letting my team down. That's what motivates me.”
“My fame is due to broadcast television.”
“We do each have an intellect but there's a universal intellect which is the same for everybody, as it were. And this single intellect is grasping the platonic forms.”

Source : Source: www.abc.net.au
“A witch, a vampire, and a pixy walk into a bar, I thought as I led the way into the Squirrelâ€™s End. It was early, and the sun had yet to set when the door swung shut behind Jenks, sealing us in the warm air smelling faintly of smoke. Immediately Nick yanked it open to come in behind us. And thereâ€™s the punch line.”

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