"We had many books and pictures... my parents' way of life doubtless left a lasting impression on me. They created an atmosphere in which a certain kind of freedom could exist. This may well account for my seeking a related sense of liberty as I grew up."

-- Alfred Stieglitz

#Book Quotes #Parent Quotes #Atmosphere Quotes

“The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think.”
“I spent many years of my life as an economist and demographer. I was finally distracted by writing my novels and poetry. I'm enormously happy that was the case. I feel that with writing I have found my metier.”
“The sight of a certain depressed-to-the-max head of seaweed has made me quite ill.”
“Thanks to the Internet, I think, a lot of hate has moved to more anonymous venues. A lot of people get their aggression out that way. Or they do some drive-by hatingâ€”you know, where theyâ€™re in a car and they yell something stupid out the window at a stoplight and then take off. Itâ€™s just not as involved and laborious to be a hater as it used to be. Thereâ€™s not as much face-to-face interaction. Facebookâ€™s made â€™em lazy.”
“I've decided to make my main priority for the next two years not playing the violin, but training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.”
“Dr Parr...asked him, how he had acquired his power of smoking at such a rate? Lamb replied, 'I toiled after it, sir, as some men toil after virtue.'”
“If nothing ever changed, there would be no such things as butterflies.”
“But I'll tell you this: When I lose my athleticism, it's time to go.”

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