"Prosperity demands of us more prudence and moderation than adversity."

--

Marcus Tullius Cicero

#Adversity Quotes #Demand Quotes #Prosperity Quotes

“I'm an only child and an American and am wholly in favor of uniqueness of voice in everything, especially music and writing.”

Source : Source: www.identitytheory.com
“Literature has become my life.”
“Every time we buy something we deepen our emotional deprivation and hence our need to buy something.”

Source : Philip Slater (2016). “The Pursuit of Loneliness: America's Discontent and the Search for a New Democratic Ideal”, p.120, Beacon Press
“Shame is an unhappy emotion invented by pietists in order to exploit the human race.”
“Talking about music and talking about drums brings me back to my beginning and the simplicity, and the excitement about trying to play something and see if it works for your band.”
“The truth is, I've always been wracked with self-loathing and terrible, paralysing depression.”
“I'm easily entertained.”
“Time is a precious thing. Never waste it.”

Source : "Fictional character: Willy Wonka". "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", www.imdb.com. 1971.

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