"This is what I think: If you had the nerve to live what you lived, you should have the nerve to write it."

-- Jerry Stahl

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Nerves Quotes

“America's founding fathers did not intend to take religion out of education. Many of the nation's greatest universities were founded by evangelists and religious leaders; but many of these have lost the founders concept and become secular institutions. Because of this attitude, secular education is stumbling and floundering.”
“I'm famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can't count on it.”
“Wit is not levelled so much at the muscles as at the heart; and the latter will sometimes smile when there is not a single wrinkle on the cheek.”
“Hillary Clinton's 506-page memoir has come out. So much of her personality shines through, that in the end, you, too, will want to sleep with an intern.”
“In defiance of all the tortue, of all the might, of all the malice of the world, the liberal man will ever be rich; for God's providence is his estate, God's wisdom and power are his defence, God's love and favor are his reward, and God's word is his security.”
“Instead of watching DVDs at home, I prefer going to the cinema to get the experience.”
“Depending upon shock tactics is easy, whereas writing a good play is difficult. Pubic hair is no substitute for wit.”
“Killing time takes practice.”

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