"The first lesson of life is to burn our own smoke; that is, not to inflict on outsiders our personal sorrows and petty morbidness, not to keep thinking of ourselves as exceptional cases."

-- James Russell Lowell

#Life Lesson Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Sorrow Quotes

“I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I appreciate anybody who wants to tape me openly and notoriously, and those who feel like they want to sneakily, and wear taping devices, I would remind them that it kind of smells like Nixon and Watergate.”

Source : "Roundtable: Maintaining Diversity Amid Job Cuts". "Roundtable" with Farai Chideya, www.npr.org. December 10, 2008.
“Creative work is incredibly difficult, and that is where the tests lie.”
“Don't ask God to change the laws of nature for you.”
“When any system has for its goal the advancement of the system over the betterment of its individual members, such a system is embedded in slavery.”
“If I were to offer any advice to young writers, it would be this: be discriminating and be discerning about the work you set for yourself. That done, be the untutored traveler, the eager reader, the enthusiastic listener. Put what you learn together carefully, and then write thoughtfully, with respect both for the reader and your sources.”
“I undertake that, in the exercise of my functions of that office I will have regard to any guidance with respect to ethical standards issued by the secretary of state under Section 66 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.”
“The man is a common murderer. A common murderer, possible, but a very uncommon cook.”
“As long as you are being true to yourself, you will always find happiness.”

Source : "Glee's Chris Colfer and Amber Riley: Everyone Needs a Creative Outlet". Interview with Erin Hill, parade.com. October 29, 2010.

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