"So that the life of a writer, whatever he might fancy to the contrary, was not so much a state of composition, as a state of warfare; and his probation in it, precisely that of any other man militant upon earth,--both depending alike, not half so much upon the degrees of his WIT--as his RESISTANCE."

-- Laurence Sterne

#Men Quotes #Degrees Quotes #Warfare Quotes

“As I became more mature I realized that failure is part of success.”

Source : Robert G. Allen (2006). “Creating Wealth: Retire in Ten Years Using Allen's Seven Principles of Wealth”, p.7, Simon and Schuster
“I will be an artist or nothing!”
“Over the years I have come to believe that life is full of unchosen circumstances, that being human has to do with the evolution of our individual consciousness and with it, responsibilities for choice. Pain and joy both come with life. I believe that how we respond to what happens to us and around us shapes who we become and has to do with the psyche or the soul's growth.”
“We've moved away from being a culture of people who think about movies to one made up of people who believe that spouting a list of preferences is the same as registering an opinion.”

Source : "Unintelligent Agent". Salon.com, January 17, 1997.
“It is a human demolition derby!”
“I'm more disturbed when people expect me to be serious.”
“He thought it might be the most intimate thing possible, to fall asleep next to someone in the afternoon.”
“After adding trillions to the debt on big-government policies most Americans didn't ask for and which we couldn't afford, Democratic leaders say they need more money, which they intend to take from small business, even though small businesses create the majority of new jobs.”

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