"I found nothing really wrong with this autobiography except poor choice of subject."

-- Clifton Fadiman

#Writing Quotes #Choices Quotes #Poor Quotes

“The perfect family board game is one that can be played each time with fewer pieces.”
“A l'intÃ©rieur de ce corps vivait l'Ã¢me d'une intellectuelle et poÃ¨te dont personne n'avait le soupÃ§on. Within this body lived the soul of an intellectual and poet, which nobody had suspected.”
“When I left SEIU, we had started this quality public service agenda to say to our members what I think the United Auto Workers learned: that quality is our only job security in the long run.”
“There is a kind of thinking in the Church that wants to reduce the priest to a mere functionary, a managing director, where administration rather than doctrine and worship are to determine the form of the Church.”
“Most people want to become movie stars and I just want to be in the business. I already was a star. If I get the part of a lifetime and it blows up, then that's wonderful. But if the acting doesn't work, fine. I'll just be a producer. And if the producing doesn't work, fine. I've got a lot of other stuff.”
“But I think that the spirit of protectionism would be the grave of European cinema. You cannot protect something by building a fence around it and thinking that this will help it survive.”
“Death is very likely the single best invention of life.”
“I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.”

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