"Everyone wants a piece of land. It's the only sure investment. It can never depreciate like a car or a washing machine. Land will double its value in ten years. In less than that. Land is going up every day."

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Source : Sam Shepard (1976). “Curse of the Starving Class: A Play in Three Acts”, p.16, Dramatists Play Service Inc

Sam Shepard

#Years Quotes #Land Quotes #Car Quotes

“I don't get afraid in talking about subject matter that may spark controversy, and I'm not afraid to not be liked. I think that sometimes people pay too much attention to being liked, and it's paralyzing.”

Source : "Jada Pinkett Smith candid on family, projects". Interview with John Carucci, newsok.com. May 10, 2013.
“Like a lot of you, I grew up in a family on the ragged edges of the middle class. My daddy sold carpeting and ended up as a maintenance man. After he had a heart attack, my mom worked the phones at Sears so we could hang on to our house.”
“I'm terrified of growing up. Once you become an adult, how to you step back from that? It's something that wakes me up at night.”
“Buy cheap and sell high is a rule of business, and when you control enough money and enough banks you can always manage that a stock you want shall be temporarily cheap. No value is destroyed for you - only for the original owner.”

Source : Ida M. Tarbell (2009). “The History of the Standard Oil Company”, p.269, Cosimo, Inc.
“Maybe he thinks he can rescue me? No one is that stupid.”
“Live for each second without hesitation”

Source : Song: I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
“All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, 'Isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being able to read music?”
“As an artist, you want to stretch. That's the only way you're going to grow. If I stay inside my comfort zone, do roles that I've done before, then I'm never going to get better as an actress.”

Source : "The 'Temptation' of Jurnee Smollett-Bell". Interview with Kelley L. Carter, www.ebony.com. March 28, 2013.

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