"Luck, like a Russian car, generally only works if you push it."

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Source : Tom Holt (2002). “The Second Tom Holt Omnibus”

Tom Holt

#Car Quotes #Luck Quotes

“I wish I could play the World Cup; thats one of my dreams.”
“Theology moves back and forth between two poles, the eternal truth of its foundations and the temporal situation in which the eternal truth must be received.”
“You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.”
“If I don't believe it, I don't care.”
“Poetry is a way for me to explore a tingly feeling, to let it play itself out, and also to map it. I feel like I'm making little star maps when I write poems.”
“A lot of people who are depressed, I think, are suffering from blocked creativity.”
“I do a lot of work with policymakers, but how much effect am I having? It’s like they’re coming in and saying to you, ‘I’m going to drive my car off a cliff. Should I or should I not wear a seatbelt?’ And you say, ‘I don’t think you should drive your car off the cliff.’ And they say, ‘No, no, that bit’s already been decided—the question is whether to wear a seatbelt.’ And you say, ‘Well, you might as well wear a seatbelt.’ And then they say, ‘We’ve consulted with policy expert Rory Stewart and he says . . . .’”
“The opposite of play isnâ€™t work. Itâ€™s depression. To play is to act out and be willful, exultant and committed as if one is assured of oneâ€™s prospects.”

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