"What is it you most dislike? Stupidity, especially in its nastiest forms of racism and superstition."

-- Christopher Hitchens

#Racism Quotes #Stupidity Quotes #Superstitions Quotes

“Our own belief is that the renovation of the world will be brought about only by the Holy Eucharist.”
“To grow in craft is to increase the bredth of what I can do, but art is the depth, the passion, the desire, the courage to be myself and myself alone.”

Source : Pat Schneider (2003). “Writing Alone and with Others”, p.22, Oxford University Press
“When writing goes painfully, when itâ€™s hideously difficult, and one feels real despair (ah, the despair, silly as it is, is real!)â€“then naturally one ought to continue with the work; it would be cowardly to retreat. But when writing goes smoothlyâ€“why then one certainly should keep on working, since it would be stupid to stop. Consequently one is always writing or should be writing.”
“I am really rather like a beautiful Jersey cow, I have the same pathetic droop to the corners of my eyes.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I like having my picture taken and being a glamorous person. Sometimes when I find myself getting impatient, I just remember the times I cried my eyes out because nobody wanted to take my picture at the Trocadero.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The sight of the huge world put mad ideas into me, as if I could wander away, wander forever, see strange and beautiful things, one after the other...”
“Don't just analyze a problem - solve it.”

Source : "Robert Zoellick: “Getting Stuff Done” at the World Bank and Beyond" by Mark V. Vlasic, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2012.
“I only really started to go to plays and to be interested in drama 20 years ago when as an artist I was already well-rounded. I think I'm more disciplined today.”

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