"The only thing that makes one an artist is making art. And that requires the precise opposite of hanging out; a deeply lonely and unglamorous task of tolerating oneself long enough to push something out."

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Source : Thomas Carlyle, Jane Welsh Carlyle (1977). “The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle: Jan. 1829-Sept. 1831”

David Rakoff

#Lonely Quotes #Art Quotes #Opposites Quotes

“Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.”
“I wouldn't say I'm a political junkie. I follow it. I read a few articles every day.”
“I wanted to use what I was, to be what I was born to be - not to have a 'career', but to be that straightforward obvious unmistakable animal, a writer.”
“I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one.”
“Why I was so intrigued with Red Skelton was because he was able to make you cry and laugh and the same time. That was power.”
“If you know the history of the whole concept of whiteness if you know the history of the whole concept of the white race, where it came from and for what reason you know that it was a trick, and it's worked brilliantly. You see, prior to the mid to late 1600s, in the colonies of what would become the United States, there was no such thing as the white race. Those of us of European descent did not refer to ourselves by that term really ever before then.”

Source : "The Pathology of Privilege: Racism". Speach produced by Media Education Foundation, 2008.
“We saw some resistance in the Wichita market until we partnered with EPIC. The increased awareness and information handed out regarding ethanol-enriched fuel made a huge difference in the public's perception.”
“Teach as an old fishing guide takes out a beginner.”

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