"Hours slide by like minutes. The accumulated clutter of day-to-day existence â€” the lapses of conscience, the unpaid bills, the bungled opportunities, the dust under the couch, the inescapable prison of your genes â€” all of it is temporarily forgotten, crowded from your thoughts by an overpowering clarity of purpose and by the seriousness of the task at hand."

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Source : Jon Krakauer (2009). “Into the Wild”, p.150, Anchor

Jon Krakauer

#Opportunity Quotes #Dust Quotes #Hands Quotes

“How is it even sustainable in 21st-century America that women earn, on average, 77 cents for every dollar earned by men?”
“A stand-up comic is judged by every line. Singers get applause at the end of their song no matter how bad they are.”
“Of course that's the best way to continue to learn anything: Try to teach it!”
“Health is very important to me.”
“I'm really open to anything that's good. If I read something and it's good, and I like the director, it never really needs to be a specific type of character.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.”

Source : James C. Dobson (2003). “The Wonderful World of Boys”, Tyndale House Pub
“Even though I hate acting, I love doing videos for my songs.”
“A one-word book does appeal to me.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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