"I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions."

-- Byron Dorgan

#Decision Quotes #Political Quotes #Proud Quotes

“I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence.”

Source : "Alan Rickman Interview NOBEL SON" by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. December 5, 2008.
“I've noticed that, while I can't help but respect and sort of envy the moral nerve of people who truly do not care what others think of them, people like this also make me nervous, and I tend to do my admiring from a safe distance.”
“Intentions are a lot like seeds. You shove them into the ground, and every once in awhile, you water them. Largely, the seed does most of the work on its own. If, on one hand, you were digging the seed up several times a day to see what progress was being made, the seed would not take purchase in the soil. On the other hand, if you completely ignored it, giving no water or nourishment to the soil, the seed might not thrive.”
“An artist is like a woman who can do nothing but love, and who succumbs to every stray male jackass.”

Source : Heinrich Böll (1965). “The clown”, Avon Books
“I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.”
“How we preserve time for family is one of the most significant issues we face in most cultures.”
“Many Scandinavian writers who had made their name in literary fiction felt they wanted to have a go at the crime novel to show they could compete with the best. If Salman Rushdie had been Norwegian, he would definitely have written at least one thriller.”

Source : "Jo Nesbø: 'If Salman Rushdie had been Norwegian, he'd have written a thriller'". Interview with John Crace, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 2012.
“One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. 'Mr X,' I said, 'I thought you were a producer not an exhibitor'.”

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