"Routine kills creative thought."

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Source : Scarlett Thomas (2009). “PopCo”, p.15, Canongate Books

Scarlett Thomas

#Creative Quotes #Routine Quotes

“A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him.”

Source : Jacqueline Susann (2016). “Valley of the Dolls: 50th Anniversary Edition”, p.160, Tiger L.L.C.
“It is all too easy to mistake passion that can change its mind for fundamentalism, which never will.”
“I repeat my demand that the occupier leave the land of our beloved Iraq unconditionally, without retaining bases or signing agreements.”
“Our home, our special country, is for all of us the place where we find liberation; a very difficult word ... that tries to describe something that can't be described but is the only thing worth having.”

Source : Elizabeth Goudge (2017). “Green Dolphin Country”, p.128, Hachette UK
“My marriage had its ups and downs like anyone's, but when it came down to it, I knew it was solid. I miss that sort of security, and that sort of connection with someone.”
“Do you conceive of your Lord as less because? He shows that humiliation is the best road to exaltation (cf. Mt. 23:12); because He humbles Himself for the sake of the soul that is bent down to the ground, that He may even exalt within Himself that which is bent double under a weight of sin?... If so, you must blame the physician for stooping over suffering and putting up with evil smells in order to give health to the sick?”
“The universe does not make sense without God.”
“But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.”

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