"To blame the poor for subsisting on welfare has no justice unless we are also willing to judge every rich member of society by how productive he or she is. Taken individual by individual, it is likely that there's more idleness and abuse of government favors among the economically privileged than among the ranks of the disadvantaged."

-- Norman Mailer

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“I only go to places if I have a professional reason. I'm not a tourist.”
“I want people to emphasize life before death as opposed to life after death.”

Source : "'Kelly File' special: Defying the Sword". "The Kelly File," May 24, 2015, www.foxnews.com. May 26, 2015.
“All things require skill but an appetite.”
“Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into a realm beyond words.”
“For you wake one day, look around and say, somebody wonderful married me.”
“It is familiarity with life that makes time speed quickly. When every day is a step in the unknown, as for children, the days are long with gathering of experience . . .”

Source : George Gissing (2016). “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”, p.248, The Floating Press
“Giving advice is like playing pinball: only by pushing and pulling can you encourage the ball to go in a new direction and increase your score. But too much pushing and pulling can cause a tilt and stop the game.”

Source : Chip R. Bell (2002). “Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning”, p.96, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“The artist alone among men knows what true humility means. His reach forever exceeds his grasp. He can never be satisfied with his work. He knows when he has done well, but he knows he has never attained his dream. He knows he never can.”

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