"I got what I needed instead of what I wanted and that's just about the best kind of luck you can have."

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Source : Cormac McCarthy (2011). “The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form”, p.46, Pan Macmillan

Cormac McCarthy

#Luck Quotes #Kind Quotes #Needed Quotes

“You have to be prepared for people to hate you. Average people love to be average, because nobody bothers them.”
“No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.”

Source : Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (2001). “The Tribe of Tiger”, p.20, Simon and Schuster
“Sisters, brothers and the whities, Blacks and the crackers, Police and their backers, They're all political actors”

Source : Song: If There's Hell Below
“Even if there comes a time when you do not hear my voice, do not give up. Do not despair. Do not stop fighting for your freedom until you have victory!”
“These are men and women who are willing to risk their lives in defense of their country. And the fact that their orientation - sexual orientation's been held against them is a blot on our nation's reputation.”
“I'm a great believer that saying yes is a lot more fun than saying no.”
“A life allied with mine, for the rest of our lives... that is the miracle of marriage.”

Source : Denis de Rougemont (1983). “Love in the Western World”, p.310, Princeton University Press
“The bad thing about being with an actor is that the role he's in stays with him all the time. The good thing about being with an actor - well, I can't think of any good thing.”

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