"I write out of my intellectual experience."

-- Tom Stoppard

#Writing Quotes #Intellectual Quotes

“The wife picked out ceramic tile for floor covering, not realizing that cost was determined by square foot, not square yard like carpet. Thinking the price was plenty reasonable, she had an extra room of tile ordered for installation. When the bill arrived, it was staggering. She and her husband began a fight that continued all through the construction job. They ended up divorced, but not until she had broken every window.”
“You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in a minute who's for you and who's against you.”
“The challenge is that we live in a time where there's a lot of crap on television.”
“A sculpture is just a painting cut out and stood up somewhere.”
“When I was very young, I used to share much of what I wrote with my family, but as I got older and more self-conscious, it became a much more private process.”

Source : "Class Interview with Anita Desai". www.baruch.cuny.edu. 2003.
“You should not take prayer too seriously. There is something playful about God. You only have to look at a penguin ... to realize that He likes to play little jokes on creatures.”

Source : Thomas Keating (2002). “Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel”, p.61, A&C Black
“My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.”
“I recently had the opportunity to participate in 'Inc.''s first-ever 'Hire Power Awards' event in Washington, D.C. The event was a testament to the power of American entrepreneurship and the role that it plays in driving job creation and innovation in a wide array of industries.”

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