"All the things we achieve are things we have first of all imagined."

-- David Malouf

#Firsts Quotes #Achieve Quotes

“When in doubt, scribble.”
“And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.”
“I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.”
“I'd wear any of my private attire for the world to see. But I would rather have an open flesh wound than ever wear a band aid in public.”
“Communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else's point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others.”
“I have committed the worst of sins one can commit... I have not been happy.”
“There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious. Judaism teaches us to be attached to holiness in time; to learn how to consecrate sanctuaries that emerge from the magnificent stream of a year.”
“You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes”

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