"In the past two years, I've started the process of becoming a new man. I am much chastened and profoundly remorseful over the reckless and hurtful things I have done in my life, especially those which have brought me before you today."

-- Jack Abramoff

#Hurt Quotes #Past Quotes #Men Quotes

“I really hope that people feel permission to talk about their own troubles, but also to celebrate themselves.”
“When sociobiologists start shitting in their backyards with dinner guests in the vicinity, maybe their arguments about innateness over culture will start seeming more persuasive.”

Source : Laura Kipnis (2009). “Against Love: A Polemic”, p.24, Vintage
“I pick up my guitar and play. Something might come, and then the pen comes out. Then an edit, until something comes out that you're actually satisfied with.”
“I was a nervous young man. I wanted to do so many things. And I was so enthusiastic and earnestly in love with so many things that I tried too hard. I tried really, really hard. And I made a lot of mistakes. I was afraid of a lot of stuff. And I kind of feel bad for that person I was.”
“My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Art is craft, not inspiration.”
“I was 12 in '55 when rock and roll hit. It just completely transformed me.”
“All you can do as an artist is do what you think is an extension of you. You put down on paper ... who you are. Thats what being an artist is all about. And when it gets done, you dont look back at it and say, Oh, I could have done that better”

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