"I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them."

-- Adnan Pachachi

#Confidence Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Class Quotes

“Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity which is in harmony with our true nature and allows us to taste the freshness of the present moment.”
“But in spite of my great desire for intimacy, I've always been a loner. Perhaps when the longing for connection is as strong as it is in me, when the desire is for something so deep and true, one knows better than to try. One sees that this is not the place for that.”
“The big reason why we don't have space colonies and regular trips to the moon is that flying into outer space is just plain 'hard.' The business of safely transporting people off the Earth is a costly affair that requires a lot of technology.”
“I'm sure a lot of people out there make mistakes.”
“Art must take reality by surprise.”

Source : 1958 Writers at Work.
“Bikers, in general, have just been so attractive to people. Photographers would follow them because there's this weird warrior gravitas that comes with it. The bikes are loud, they have tattoos, they have artwork that they all wear on their jackets.”

Source : "Kim Coates, Ryan Hurst and Theo Rossi Exclusive Interview SONS OF ANARCHY". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. September 6, 2011.
“Problem was that we could make things worse but we couldn't make anything better.”

Source : Richard North Patterson (2010). “In the Name of Honor”, p.288, Macmillan
“People have been asking me, "What advice do you have for young writers?" I tell them: a) get off social media; b) don't ask your friends what they think about your work or your ideas. You need to focus and be insane within yourself to build your sandcastle. The mind is so malleable and you need to have a steel trap around it, at least while you're working on something.”

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