"I write down portions, maybe fragments, and perhaps an imperfect view of what Im hoping to write. Out of that, I keep trying to find exactly what I want."

-- James Salter

#Writing Quotes #Views Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I was strong and healthy and I was enjoying what I was doing.”
“I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.”
“Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.”

Source : "Obama and Gay Marriage: Runaway Bride?". www.newyorker.com. June 30, 2011.
“When you are insulted, you must not only not resent it, but you must make it an opportunity to exhibit the Son of God in your life. And you cannot imitate the nature of Jesus-it is either in you or it is not. A personal insult becomes an opportunity for a saint to reveal the incredible sweetness of the Lord Jesus.”
“It is the man of science, eager to have his every opinion regenerated, his every idea rationalized, by drinking at the fountain of fact, and devoting all the energies of his life to the cult of truth, not as he understands it, but as he does not yet understand it, that ought properly to be called a philosopher.”
“Brubeck, for instance, is not careless. He's a studied guy. And even if his picture ends up on the back cover of Life, he's still a studious guy.”
“And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Any chief executive who hires a consultant to give them strategy should be fired.”

Source : Duff McDonald (2014). “The Firm: The Inside Story of McKinsey, The World's Most Controversial Management Consultancy”, p.113, Oneworld Publications

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