"Illegitimis non carborundum. Lat., Don't let the bastards grind you down."

-- Joseph Stilwell

#Persistence Quotes #Grind Quotes

“New York has got this sort of wonderful romantic idea of the South”
“But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.”
“As in the case of California, the wolf is at the door of America and the present administration acts as if it's a pussycat. America cannot maintain the present entitlement programs and support a government this size and keep on living on a credit card.”
“I think there are two areas where new ideas are terribly dangerous: economics and sex. By and large, it's all been tried, and if it's really new, it's probably illegal or dangerous or unhealthy.”
“Mastering â€“ or, if you prefer, integrating â€“ the psyche is the work of a lifetimeâ€¦.This mastery is not holding the psyche in rigid subjugation (which is impossible in any case), nor is it a matter of having a maniacally religious ego lording it over the emotions and the body. Rather, it is being centered in the still, small voice that is the true 'I' of the spirit.”
“To develop political and economic power in a capitalist society, you need capital.”
“The Beatles were just four guys that loved each other. That's all they'll ever be.”
“I just gravitated toward (working behind the scenes by) growing up on the different sets and watching my father and other people in their different capacities...When I was 13 years old, I asked for a Super 8 camera.”

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