"I prefer to live in the country where it's quiet. Woody Allen movies there are dubbed into Italian."

-- Patricia Highsmith

#Country Quotes #Italian Quotes #Quiet Quotes

“But why diminish your soul being run-of-the-mill at something? Mediocrity: now there is ugliness for you. Mediocrity's a hairball coughed up on the Persian carpet of Creation.”
“I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.”
“Every single fat comic uses his weight as a punchline. There is something sad about that.”

Source : "Chatological Humor: The Big Fat Debate, Part 2". Live Q&A, www.washingtonpost.com. February 17, 2009.
“What a horrifying notion," he said. "A creature with the power to take over one's mind.”

Source : Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.14, Penguin
“After you make a fool of yourself a few hundred times, you learn what works.”
“The commission had to subpoena the F.A.A. for documents, had to subpoena NORAD for documents and they will never get the full story. That is one of the tragedies. One of these days we will have to get the full story because the 9-11 issue is so important to America. But this White House wants to cover it up.”

Source : "'The White House Has Played Cover-Up'–Former 9/11 Commission Member Max Cleland Blasts Bush". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. March 23, 2004.
“When an executive walked on our floor, it was at their own risk. As far as what others thought of working for me, I know I was very tough at times, and would storm down the hall after watching some bad animation from Korea. But overall, I feel we had a good time.”
“You can only get good at Chess if you love the game”

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