"My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me."

-- John Hawkes

#Able Quotes #Complacency Quotes #Authenticity Quotes

“America's support for human rights and democracy is our noblest export to the world.”
“Obama's not embarrassing. The country is embarrassing.”
“I am biased towards the belief that every painter must be grounded in strong and faultless drawing skills, and until one has not experimented with all styles of painting and has not comprehended their potentialities one's work is not complete. Even an abstract painter must know how to draw as well as a figurative artist. As for me, drawing has never created any problem, since I know how to draw anatomy correctly if I had to, I understand the function of muscle groups and sculpture.”

Source : Ayandegan newspaper, Iran, June 05, 1973.
“Frozen in fear, you avoid responsibility because you think your experience is beyond your control. This stance keeps you from making decisions, solving problems, or going after what you want in life.”
“I am not afraid of the darkness. Real death is preferable to a life without living.”
“Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.”

Source : Ambrose Bierce (2009). “The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.128, ReadHowYouWant.com
“It's very important to remember that the philosophers were social dissidents. They were social critics. The man in the street or woman in the street did not particularly cherish what they said. Socrates was killed.”
“I am in a very peculiar business: I travel all over the world telling people what they should already know.”

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