"My father, for his part, was not a man to begrudge anyone a divergent opinion; he'd have been fine if I had written some articles disagreeing with his policies, or even given interviews, as long as I was respectful and civil."

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Source : "Patti Davis on rebelling against Reagan" by Karin Tanabe, www.politico.com. December 12, 2011.

Patti Davis

#Father Quotes #Men Quotes #Long Quotes

“Excellence is the eternal quest. We achieve it by living up to our highest intellectual standards and our finest moral intuitions. In seeking excellence, take life seriously-but never yourself!”
“Weightless is a great equalizer.”
“They seemed to forget that the increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment and growth of the arts; not their dimination or destruction.”
“Most people treat the news media like the exercise bike they have in their basement. They're glad it's there but they never use it.”

Source : "Fark's Drew Curtis On How "News" Isn't News". Interview with Brian Montopoli, www.cbsnews.com. May 23, 2007.
“Meeting a stranger can be totally fleeting and meaningless, for example, unless you enter the individualâ€™s world by finding out at least one thing that is meaningful to his or her life and exchange at lest one genuine feeling. Tuning in to others is a circular flow: you send yourself out toward people; you receive them as they respond to you.”
“On every movie I've done as a director, I look at the producers and having done it, I don't envy them, at all.”
“Bore : A fellow who can change the subject back to his topic of conversation faster than you can change it back to yours.”
“I've just been livin' a normal life, going shopping, going out, gettin' pissed. I keep sitting on my arse doing nothing.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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