"Life is essentially a cheat and its conditions are those of defeat; the redeeming things are not happiness and pleasure but the deeper satisfactions that come out of struggle."

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

#Cheating Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Satisfaction Quotes

“All eyes, all attention at the federal level, are on al Qaeda and the war on terror. Fact is, al Qaeda wouldn't last a day in parts of Philadelphia. I've got gangsters with .45s that would run them out of town.”
“When you look at the current state of reality TV, at least on the mainstream level, the shows that tend to be more successful have been around for a while. It's difficult today to show the audience something they haven't seen before, and I think that's what tends to be the secret to any great, big reality hit.”

Source : "Reality Check: Dan Cutforth On What Keeps ‘Top Chef’ Sharp, Cutting Through The Clutter & What’s Next". Interview with Dominic Patten, deadline.com. June 16, 2014.
“God's existence cannot be deduced by reason alone.”
“Prosperity is a great mercy, but adversity is a greater one, if it brings us to Christ.”
“It's a combination of yes - making a movie about the characters - and then, also, budget.”
“I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.”
“Nancy, every place you go, it seems as if mysteries just pile up one after another.”

Source : Carolyn Keene (1935). “Nancy Drew 12: The Message in the Hollow Oak”, p.54, Penguin
“I usually cast myself in things because acting is how I best relate to artistic impulses. It's what I've wanted to do since I was a child, so a scene usually plays itself out in my head with me performing it. And if I cast myself that's one less person I have to pay, one less person I have to explain my vision to, one less person I have to worry about.”

Source : Source: www.indiewire.com

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