"Life is mostly freehand."

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Source : Ivan Doig (2013). “The Sea Runners”, p.133, Simon and Schuster

Ivan Doig

#Life Is Quotes

“Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.”

Source : Jacqueline Susann (2016). “Valley of the Dolls: 50th Anniversary Edition”, p.117, Tiger L.L.C.
“Hey Atticus, do me a quick favour before we go? its easy. Sure. What is it? Hold Granuailes staff for just a minute. You know, rest it on the ground so that its like a walking stick or something and the top of it is near your right cheek. Granuaile and I traded weapons to humor him and I stood as instructed. Thats perfect! Now say this like Sir Ian McKellen I am Atticus the White, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.”
“That being said, I think we should immediately deprecate any string concatenation that combines '19' with '99'.”
“A great catch is like watching girls go by. The last one you see is always the prettiest.”
“When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious.”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 12, 2016
“When a person's primary objective is to maximize material pleasures while minimizing discomforts, then life becomes a constant process of "pushing" (trying to push away from discomforts) and "grabbing" (trying to acquire or hold on to that which gives pleasure). With the loss of inner balance that accompanies a habitual "pushing and grabbing" approach to life, a deeper pain ensues-that of becoming aware of the ultimate unsatisfactoriness of the pleasure-seeking/pain-avoiding process itself.”
“I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.”
“... just as early industrial capitalism moved the focus of existence from being to having, post-industrial culture has moved that focus from having to appearing.”

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